On July 20-22, the City will be chip-sealing roads in Sumner including 16th Street, Academy Street, Parker Road, Willow Street and Rivergrove Drive. This process greatly extends the life of roadways for a fraction of the cost and inconvenience of repaving. However, it’s not without its own inconveniences. First, “chips,” a layer of small rocks, goes down on the existing roadway, likely mid-week. The contractor sweeps any loose chips the next day. Then, on July 27-28, the fog seal layer goes over the chips.
Often, in between the chip layer and the seal layer, drivers call the city, worried the road will be left looking like a “gravel” road. It won’t! The fog seal has to be done as a separate stage to work, and it will leave the road nice and smooth.
