THE CHALLENGE Addressing significant frost heave issues while keeping construction costs down. JOB OWNER Town of Weare, NH ENGINEER Town of Weare, NH CONTRACTOR Weare DPW DATE OF INSTALLATION June 2013 As part of the Road Reconstruction Program in the Town of Weare, NH, 4200 lf of Flanders Memorial Road was scheduled for reclaiming and reconstruction of the base course followed by a shim and pavement overlay. Flanders Memorial Road meandered through various steep grade changes that created extreme pavement distress. The existing roadway was showing signs of fatigue due to drainage issues, rutting caused by high water tables and reduced shear strength, and most concerning was the frost heave issues that were detrimental to the roadway. The challenge for the town was to address

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