How does SafeLane™ overlay hold up to mechanical abrasion like snow plowing and tire studs?
Local highway official Ron Cole, who has three years experience with SafeLane on a bridge near Crandon, Wisconsin notes, “You can’t find any wear on the bridge. No chipping. Looks fine.” Steve Giese, Indiana department of transportation, concurs, “I don’t feel like snowplows tamper with the surface one bit. We didn’t even get probably a shovel full of stone off the whole bridge during the whole winter. As for the traction, we love the traction control that it gave us. It gave us extremely good traction.” SafeLane™ overlay wear is similar to concrete and asphalt and may exhibit accelerated wear from tire studs. An advantage of SafeLane™ overlay is that ruts may be easily and quickly repaired with SafeLane™ overlay.
