SemMaterials

The liquid asphalt has been worn away from the pavement surface by traffic, and the surface aggregate has lost macrotexture, having been smoothed and rounded.

Causes

• Soft aggregate
• Heavy traffic

Solutions - Cures

• A high macrotexture surface treatment using polish resistant aggregate.
• NovaChip® system 
• RoadArmor® system 
• Ralumac® system 
• Sand Seal 
• Chip Seal 
• Stylink® Chip Seal 
• Thin HMA Overlay 
• Low Temperature Stylink® Chip Seal 
• Chip Seal for High Traffic Volume Road 

Solutions - Prevention

• Timely preventive maintenance with one of the cures listed.
• Use of a polish resistant aggregate and a polymer modified liquid asphalt binder in the surface course will give the most polish resistant surface.