LIQUIDOW® Customer Testimonial - Whitley County (IN) Reclamation

Whitley County Rebuilds Longer-Lasting Roads with Help from LIQUIDOW® Calcium Chloride

As in so many communities, miles of road in Whitley County were overdue for repairs or complete replacement. Each year more roads were affected, and county crews struggled to meet the growing need for repairs within limited budget dollars. Cold mix—a cold asphalt repair material that repairs potholes and cracks— was proving to be a costly and ineffective solution that didn’t hold up under traffic loads or address the underlying cause of the crumbling road surfaces: deteriorated road bases.

County officials knew that the longer they put off taking action, the more complicated and expensive the repairs would be. But they didn’t just want a quick fix—they wanted a solution that would create safer, longer-lasting roads and reduce future maintenance time and expense.

Whitley County officials decided to undertake a road base reclamation program to restore the most deteriorated roads, believing the investment would provide taxpayers with the greatest long-term value. 

Road Reclamation to the Rescue

Whitley County road crews used a road milling machine to pulverize the existing deteriorated chip-seal road surfaces. This surface material was then mixed into the existing road base material with new limestone aggregate and LIQUIDOW® Technical Grade Calcium Chloride Solution, produced by Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem), to stabilize and strengthen the recycled road base material.

“There’s nothing better than recycling the old chip and seal surface and mixing it with limestone and LIQUIDOW,” said Michael Barton, Whitley County highway director. “Those three just seem to meld together so tight and hard. It works really well together. By adding the calcium chloride you get such an unbelievably hard surface.”

Whitley County’s reclamation process and the use of LIQUIDOW impressed Barton and other county road personnel given the impact on long-term durability and surface quality. They encouraged neighboring counties to utilize calcium chloride to create more durable road bases in less time and at a lower cost.

“Rather than rebuilding a road every seven years, this process should last 10-12 years,” said Barton. “It’s absolutely incredible. It allows you to get caught up on road projects and stay ahead of new problems because the roads hold up so well. We recommend LIQUIDOW to everyone.”

Learn More About LIQUIDOW

Read more about the benefits of using LIQUIDOW calcium chloride and other OxyChem calcium chloride products for road base reclamation and stabilization at www.StableRoads.com.