The scent of asphalt in the morning . . .

. . . means the roadway is ready by evening

Southern Minnesota Construction (SMC) of Mankato, backed by All-State Asphalt hauling in the hot mix asphalt, brought the scent of asphalt in the morning to some areas of Mountain Lake yesterday (Thursday, July 24) as the process began of placing the second – and final – layer of asphalt on road areas connected with the City of Mountain Lake’s 2012-2014 Utility and Street Project.

However, that hot tar smell on the a.m. breeze did mean that the specific roadways being laid would be completed by the evening.

Following are a few photographs of the paving done on 10th Avenue. The gallery gives city residents an opportunity to thoroughly savor the final weeks of  three years of dug up roads for the replacement of gas lines, water mains and sewer mains and the construction of a base for new roads in lieu of those dug up; roads which have been corralled by new curb-and-gutter and topped with a double-layer icing of asphalt.

 

ONE SIDE OF 10th Street has its second layer of asphalt, with the other half in the process of getting another covering.

 

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A CLOSER VIEW of the SMC paving machine at the back as it spreads out the hot mix asphalt being dumped by All-State Asphalt’s truck.

 

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A PROFILE PHOTO of the paving machine as it awaits another load. Each load of hot mix asphalt is dumped into the hopper at the machine’s front, at right, as paver and truck roll forward in sync.

 

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DETAILED VIEW OF the hot mix asphalt as it moves from the hopper into the machine to be heated and spread.

 

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AND THAT HOT mix is spread by the paver to create a smooth, black road layer.

 

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FOLLOWING BEHIND THE paver and truck parade is the packer, creating a smooth road surface.
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