Colorado Springs using technology in hopes of improving street repaving

Colorado Springs using technology in hopes of improving street repaving

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — A different brand of asphalt, along with additives of fiberglass and Kevlar, are being used or tested by the city's public works in an effort to improve paving efficiency and effectiveness. Currently, workers are in the final stages of repaving a stretch of busy Woodmen Road, between the Academy Boulevard interchange and Rockrimmon Boulevard, by using stone matrix asphalt (SMA). Corey Farkas, public works manager…