Yamhill County Public Works Baker Creek Scrub Project wins AEMA Past President’s Award

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Yamhill County Public Works Baker Creek Scrub Project wins AEMA Past President’s Award

GLEN ELLYN, IL, March 18, 2024 – At the 51st Annual Meeting of the Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association (AEMA), held February 19-23, 2024, Yamhill County Public Works, Albina Asphalt, and Sierra Santa Fe Corporation were awarded the 2024 AEMA Past President’s Award for Emulsion Excellence for their Baker Creek Scrub Project.

This award is presented by AEMA in recognition of a specific project utilizing asphalt emulsions completed in the past calendar year and is awarded to the agency, contractor, and emulsion manufacturer of the winning entry.

Yamhill County Public Works completed the Baker Creek Scrub project during the summer of 2023 utilizing a double chip seal that saved the County about $125,000/mile over what they would have spent paving with a 2” grind and inlay.

The experienced contractor they chose, Sierra Santa Fe Corporation, has done many scrub seals for agencies in Oregon and Washington in the past with PMRE emulsion oil, and chose it as the right oil for this project. On the second lift, the agency and contractor agreed to use PMCRS-2H, an emulsion oil that has proven to have great rock retention and with its harder pen emulsion base handles the hotter summer weather that has become common in the Pacific Northwest. Because of the success of this project, Yamhill County is proposing scrub sealing with a double chip, an estimated 6.6 lane miles in 2024.

ABOUT THE ASPHALT EMULSION MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (AEMA):

The Asphalt Emulsion Manufacturers Association (AEMA), founded in 1973, is an international non-profit trade association of asphalt emulsion producers and sellers, suppliers, users, research personnel, public officials, consulting engineers, and contractors working together to promote the increased and more efficient use of asphalt emulsions.

AEMA is a founding member of the Pavement Preservation & Recycling Alliance along with the Asphalt Recycling & Reclaiming Association and the International Slurry Surfacing Association. PPRA is a partnership of leading industry associations (AEMA, ARRA, ISSA) to advance sustainable, eco efficient, and innovative pavement applications.

To learn more, visit www.aema.org or call us at 630-942-6579.

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