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Asphalt Milling is used for removing at least part of the surface of a paved area such as a road, bridge, or parking lot. Milling removes just enough thickness to level and smooth the surface to a full depth removal. The milled asphalt is recycled and reused in future paving projects. Once the milling machine has removed the asphalt to the desired width and depth, the surface is swept and cleaned. This removes dust and debris that might cause problems with the new asphalt bonding to the surface. It is the most cost effective and efficient approach for asphalt rehabilitation when the entire surface of the asphalt is in disrepair while the sub base is still in good condition.

Why You Might Need Asphalt Milling:

• The pavement has potentially started to “unravel” from the top down
• Surface cracking has allowed water to penetrate into the pavement and cause deterioration
• Potholes taking over the roads/streets, damaging a plethora of cars and tires
• The asphalt pavement is in a critical drainage area and drainage swales need to be cut into the pavement so the surface can be reshaped, allowing water to drain properly
• Pavement shows signs of low and moderate severity alligator cracks (Could be caused by overloading traffic or loss of base, subbase or subgrade support)

Different Types of Asphalt:

• Hot Asphalt: The type of asphalt that you mostly see when driving past a construction crew. It is mostly used for paving and patching, and done with very high temperatures. Hot Asphalt is a permanent solution to a problem, but must be used almost immediately after purchasing. As the asphalt cools, it becomes increasingly difficult to work with, and once completely cool, it hardens like a rock.
• MC Cold Mix is asphalt that can be used as a temporary fix. Since the asphalt is used at cooler temperatures, it is slow to cure and best used in areas that have little to no traffic.
• UPM is also a cold mix asphalt, but unlike MC Cold Mix, it can be used as a permanent fix to any asphalt or concrete problem, Designed to work in any weather condition, UPM can be used to fix both wet and dry holes, allowing you to make any repair in any situation.

Benefits of Asphalt Milling:

• Restores pavement to a uniform cross-section and longitudinal profile.
• Restores drainage flow
• Looks better overall and lasts longer
• Restores curb-reveal for roadways and parking areas that have had numerous overlays
• Restores pavement in a quick and efficient manner by saving energy and time
• Public convenience
• Reduced cost compared to other procedures
• Beneficial for noise reduction on the streets

Asphalt Milling Services We Offer

This cost effective treatment can be applied to a residential driveways or a commercial parking lots throughout Danbury. If this is not the case we provide the information to consider all types of cracking repairs. When the surface is heavily damaged in small areas Infrared asphalt repair can be more cost effective. By utilizing state of the art milling equipment, Greenway is able to mill off the desired thickness of asphalt ranging from .5” to 4” depending on the existing thickness of asphalt. The asphalt is ground up and loaded into a dump truck via conveyor belt. By milling off the top layer of asphalt and leaving behind an existing layer, we are able to repave large areas with reduced cost and time by not having to remove the entire pavement structure. Once the area is milled, it is thoroughly swept with a mechanical power broom, the area is ready for new asphalt to be installed.

This process is widely used throughout the industry, including the city of Danbury and is proven to lengthen the life of your pavement structure far beyond simply resurfacing existing asphalt. In addition, milling off a layer of asphalt enables a flush transition between the new asphalt and drainage structures, concrete or asphalt sidewalks, concrete slabs, garage slabs, etc. It also eliminates the loss of reveal on your concrete or asphalt curbs as the finished grade of asphalt gets put back to where it was originally. In addition, asphalt milling is an eco-friendly option as the asphalt that is milled up is brought to asphalt plants and is recycled into brand new asphalt to be laid on driveways, parking lots and roads.

Our Team

The team at Greenway Industries has performed numerous mill and pave jobs throughout Westchester, Fairfield, Litchfield and New Haven Counties for commercial property owners and municipalities. Our team is looking forward to providing even more of our paving services to the properties of Danbury.

Call us today to have one of our experts advise you on whether your project is a candidate for an asphalt mill repair.