This project is typical of Middlesex Paving’s commitment and participation as a paving subcontractor partnering with the General Contractor and other subcontractors to complete this project safely, with quality, and to meet the challenging completion schedule.

The construction and paving of the Buena Vista Drive Improvement Project involved the reconstruction and widening of the primary access corridor to a renowned family theme park’s shopping and entertainment complex. The complex was active with paving and construction working around the high volume of tourist traffic and buses that required continuous access through this area.

Due to the high volume of traffic, and heavy bus traffic, the asphalt paving included a top lift of Friction Course utilizing Superpave Traffic D mix, with high-polymer PG 82-10 as a specialty binder. The quality of the asphalt paving and the final roadway surface earned this project recognition for Excellence in Paving Award from the Asphalt Contractors Association of Florida.

2017 – Special Project Winner for Excellence in Paving

By the Numbers

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$3.9M
Value of asphalt paving

Scope of Work

Used a total of 37,500 tons of hot-mix asphalt paving
5,000 tons of Asphalt base (beneath concrete pavement bus lanes)
20,000 tons of Superpave Asphalt, Traffic Level D (w/PG 76-22)
9,500 tons of Superpave Asphalt Friction Course, Traffic Level D (w/PG 82-10)

Unique Challenges

Maintaining vehicle and pedestrian traffic through the work zone
Use of PG 82-10 high polymer binder is relatively unique in Central Florida
Project specification required the use of asphalt paving joint wedge, which is unique in Central Florida