A full-depth reclamation (FDR) project involving the removal of a failed portland cement concrete pavement and the construction of an 8-in. stabilized reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) and aggregate base with an engineered asphalt emulsion, is hardly an event of Biblical proportions. But the long-awaited rebuilding of a massively faulted pavement in rural Monroe County, Mich., was enough to bring the Erie United Methodist Church congregation out to bless the new pavement. They prayed for the safety of travelers and for construction workers still reclaiming the road further to the west, and offered thanks for a fresh, new asphalt pavement that will make it easier for the congregation to get to church. The church's pastor, Rev. Megan Walther, led the blessing following church services Aug. 10, 2014. But the reconstruction effort dated back to FY 2013, when money for the work was provided by a special Michigan program mostly serving shovel-ready local road projects.
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