Pavement Preservation Journal, Winter 2013, Vol. 6, No. 4
Russell Heritage
A combination of pavement preservation products and best practices, along with a rare double fog seal, resulted in one of the finest roads in Oklahoma, that to Chickasaw Children’s Village.
South Central Oklahoma is Chickasaw country. The mile-long stretch leading to the Chickasaw Children’s Village, a residential and educational campus in Kingston, Okla., that houses Native American children from troubled homes, is a scenic roadway that was constructed over a decade ago.
Surrounded on both sides by open fields and a pristine white rail fence, the road eventually began to deteriorate from cracking and oxidation, causing it to stand in stark contrast to its well-kept surroundings. A two-year drought in Oklahoma only served to quicken the pavement’s deterioration, prompting longitudinal cracks to appear even more frequently. Working with Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc., the Chickasaw Nation Roads Department sought to repair these distresses before they got worse and provide a roadway that would once again do justice to the grounds of the Children’s Village.
