British Columbia to resurface highway with recycle paving

British Columbia’s Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone has announced that a portion of the province’s Highway 19 will be resurfaced using hot-in-place (HIP)recycle paving. According to Minister Stone, about 50 kilometers of the highway (roughly 30 miles) will be resurfaced using HIP recycle paving.

In addition, about 15 kilometers of local side roads will receive HIP treatment.

For the hot-in-place recycle paving, a $6.7-million contract has been awarded to ARC Asphalt Recycling Inc. of Kamloops, British Columbia. O.K. Industries Ltd., headquartered in Courtenay, British Columbia, has been awarded a $2.5-million contract for the mill-and-fill resurfacing. Work on both projects will begin this spring and be completed by early fall 2017.

According to B.C.’s Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry, HIP recycle paving produces up to 50 percent fewer emissions than conventional paving as it reuses and recycles the existing asphalt material at the project site. The Ministry notes that the HIP method has been used to rehabilitate the top layer of asphalt since 1986.

HIP recycle paving lasts an average of eight to 12 years, while mill-and-fill resurfacing projects can last between 15-18 years.