Mark your calendars for this year’s annual meeting:
Date: August 27, 2016
Time: 10:00am
Location: Eastsound Fire Station
Mailing notice will be sent out early July.
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Island Excavating has started the grading within RPOA and will be moving down the road towards the end of the week. The following are some words of wisdom from RPRMA Board that we have gained over the last ten years.
We have seen that by “taking it easy” on the road the first few weeks it can really help set the new gravel and make the smooth surface last longer.
So, we recommend the following at all times, but particularly in the first few weeks:
– slow down, 20 mph max really makes a difference as it reduces the suspension bounce effect that starts and propagates potholes
– use four wheel drive when on the gravel surface, particularly on steep hills and tight turns. This reduces acceleration washboard.
– if you don’t have 4 wheel drive you really need to drive slow. Anything above 20mph causes the vehicle to bounce while gaining traction and adds to the pothole problems on the hill.
– don’t drive in the rut (wheel tracks) all the time, if you can and its safe, drive on parts of the road outside the ruts and help compact/harden the other sections of the road. Hardened surface causes water to run off road rather than soak in and stay soft
– if you anticipate having contractors work on your site, be sure to tell them about above so they don’t add to the problem.
Here is a web post that gives some additional context.
http://www.co.washington.or.us/LUT/TrafficSafety/DrivingSafety/driving-gravel-roads.cfm