LTAP Seal Coat Operations workshops this fall
"Does your agency have so much money that you cannot spend it all? If so, this class is not for you," says Thomas Wood, instructor of Minnesota LTAP’s Seal Coat Operations workshops.
For the rest of us, Wood says, come spend three to four hours learning and sharing the best methods to preserve your hot-mix asphalt pavements by using chip sealing. The class discusses why to design your chip seal, what makes a good chip, what asphalt emulsion is, and how to properly build the chip seal. Class members add personal case studies. “The goal of the class is to have fun and learn how to build a better chip seal,” he says.
Wood has worked for Mn/DOT for more than 20 years, much in the Office of Materials, where he works on pavement preventive maintenance methods.
As this issue goes to print, two of the four fall workshops still have openings: Baxter on November 15, and Duluth on November 16. To register, call Shirley Mueffelman, 612-624-4754, or visit the Seal Coat Training page.