Distributor truck applies the SS-1 Binder in a specified thickness per square foot
A calibrated amount of aggregate (rock chips) are applied to the surface

PROJECT UPDATES AT BOTTOM OF THIS WEBPAGE

The City of Sunset Hills Public Works Department will contract for the application of a small aggregate (1/4") chip seal to the following streets within the City.  

Sunlind Drive, Fairlind Drive, Parklind Drive, Meppen Drive, Helta (asphalt section), Joan Drive, Oleander Drive, Oleander Court, Julius Northway, Kathy Court(inside city limits) Maeburn Terrace, and  Otto Westway.


A chip seal involves the application of and asphalt binder with small rock to the surface of the street.  This material is rolled into the binder with a rubber tired roller.

Specifically, this 1/4" Chip Seal product was developed in recent years and has proved more effective in reducing loose rock (knock off) and providing a quick solid surface that provides an effective surface to keep water from attacking the structural sub-base of the street.  The contractor will make the application of the product to the streets listed in the contract and return a week later to sweep off any remaining loose knock-off.  After that, the striping sub-contractor will return within a couple of weeks to re-apply pavement markings.

Project Plans & Specifications are at: https://www.sunset-hills.com/DocumentCenter/Index/125

Bid documents are available through the Drexel Plan Room.  Their online portal is: https://planroom.drexeltech.com/View/Default.aspx




Pictures of the Process

A distributor truck applies the SS-1 binder in a specified thickness per square foot

Distributor truck applies the SS-1 Binder in a specified thickness per square foot

Then a calibrated amount of aggregate (rock chips) are applied to the surface

A calibrated amount of aggregate (rock chips) are applied to the surface

Crews follow-up with clean up and rolling of the rock into the SS-1 Binder

Crews follow up with clean up and rolling of the rock into the SS-1 binder

PROJECT  UPDATES

  • 12-30-24 - Bid specifications were prepared. 
  • 1-22-25 The following bids were received :
    Bidders nameBid 
    N.B. West $132,069.68

    Bids will be presented to the public works committee and the board of alderman at the next meetings


ANTICIPATED EVENTS

  • 2/12/25  The sunset hills board of alderman has awarded this contract to N.B. West 
  • 3/17/25   Projected start date for this project is the end of August beginning of September and will be completed in about 4 days weather pending.
  • 8/14/25  Parking Lot Maintenance (PLM) will start  cracksealing streets to be chip and sealed in the next week.
  • N.B. West will start chip seal the week of September 1st pending weather.
  • 8/20/25 PLM cracksealing  started on Julius nothway, Meaburn Terrace, Kathy Court ,Otto Westway,  Meppen, and Helta 
  • 8/21/25 Plm will be cracksealing on Joan and Oleander
  • 9/4/25 NB West will be starting chip seaing on Julius Northway. Meaburn Terrace, Kathy Court, Otto Westway Friday the 5th of September.   By end of day they should be done . No parking signs have been placed.  Sweeping will follow around a week afterwards.   Monday September the 8th they will be on Sunlind, Parkland and Fairland.
  • Updated N.B. West – Project Schedule (Subject to Weather and Unforeseen Circumstances)

    • 9/12/25 – Kathy Court, Meaburn Terrace, Walter Midway

    • 9/12/25 – Sunlind, Parklind, Fairlind

    • 9/15/25 – Joan, Oleander, Meppen, Helta

    • 9/16/25 - Material has been applied to all streets. Notification from the contractor for sweeping dates will occur soon.

    • 9/22/25  NB West sweeping contractors will be sweeping the excess chip seakl this week . Please park  vehicles off street  while sweeping is completed.

    • 9/24/25 Recent weather has pushed back the date of sweeping. The contractor stated we will be updated by Friday 9/26 on the dates ands times of sweeping.  

    • 9/30/25  Contractor has started to sweep excess material from streets. They will blow material from aprons of driveways also towards the end of sweeping. The sweeping process should take 2-3 days

    • Painting of selected stop bars will take place soon. 

  • Please note: Some loose material will remain . Material will start to adhere  to the surface as more traffic travels the streets. The streets will be swept again starting October 14th (weather pending) please park off street if possible until street sweeping has been completed. Street departrment will be onsite prior to sweeping to blow off driveways, sidewalks and street gutters

10/14/25 City wide street sweeping is taking place. This will be completed by Friday 10/17/25 (weather pending).Chip seal streets will be swept a couple times during this process.


2021 Application of Weber Hill Road