Sealing Pavement Joints Case Study: Bellevue Avenue; City of Ft. Worth that RIDOT would install concrete for the first time in more than a generation. Not just any concrete would do. They wanted to find one that would match as closely as possible the original color and texture. The RIDOT materials section experimented, creating samples of various mixes until they found one that everyone agreed matched the historical requirements. RIDOT chose DOWSILTM 888 Silicone Joint Sealant to seal the pavement joints because of its flexibility across a wide temperature range and ability to handle the movement that was expected for this stretch of road. It is extremely long-lived compared with organic materials. Repaving work began in 1990. The old concrete was taken up and the roadbed w

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