Warm Springs Reservation
• Maintain approximately 100 miles of gravel roads for school bus access and residential use. We apply 700 tons of Magnesium Chloride in the spring at a cost of $65/ton thru the use of a contract with the lowest cost bidder. We typically have 3-4 bidders for these contracts each year. The contractor hauls the product from the railhead in Madras, Oregon to the various roads and applies with a distributor truck to the roadway
Comparison of Road Service
• With Dust Abatement• Less Surface Grading
(once per year)• Less Surface Loss due
to keeping tight surface without loss of fines due to traffic
• Higher Travel Speeds and less washboard
• Without Dust Abatement• More Frequent Bladings
(3-4 times per year)• More surface loss due to
loss of fines and movement of aggregate to ditches and beyond
• Slower travel speeds and less user comfort