Residents may see a vehicle like the one pictured here traveling on roadways between May 30, 2024 and June 1, 2024.
The Village of Romeoville has contracted with Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) for the road assessment and pavement management implementation. Weather permitting, data collection will be complete by June 1, 2024.
Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) will conduct an evaluation using one of their high-tech pavement evaluation vehicles. Navigating its way at posted speeds through the streets of each town, ARA will capture high quality digital images and laser data of pavement surfaces. The data will be used to perform a comprehensive analysis of the condition of Agency maintained roadways.
Lasers on the Digital Survey Vehicle (DSV) can measure the change in road surface within two-thousandth of an inch, or roughly 1/2 the thickness of a piece of paper in a single pass to identify cracking, rutting, texture, potholes, raveling and roughness. The DSV will also collect high-definition digital images of the right-of-way every 20 feet.
Engineering staff at each agency will be able to use their collected data to manage street maintenance in the most cost effective and efficient manner for their short- and long-term roadway maintenance program. A combination of preventative maintenance techniques from crack sealing and patching to asphalt resurfacing when a road surface has reached the end of its service life, can be used to ensure smooth, safe, and economical pavements across a roadway network.
Please feel free to contact Public Works at (815) 886-1870, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7am and 4pm with any questions or concerns. Thank you.