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Re: LRP - Construction Pics

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Originally Posted by tom goodhart View Post
Great pics Doug! Any sense from your visit how good the contractor is? I noticed they've taken it right down to soil. I hope they have good data/datums for where the new finished surface should be. I'm all for a new surface with improved safety, just hoping they don't lose the character of the old track.
tough to tell but the equipment in use is plentiful and first rate. I was impressed with the depth of excavation in Big Bend. They are digging down a good 3-4 feet in places, laying down a heavy black sheet (plastic? carbon??), a layer of large white gravel, then I assume an asphalt mix of some sort. We can only hope a sprinkler system will be operational to soak different parts of the track when the sun is shining...

One thing for sure, it will be different...for a while

oh, and a very nice post Harsha, well put.
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