High-Friction Surface Treatment Added at Charleston Split After Fatal Crashes
West Virginia transportation crews are applying a high-friction surface treatment at the Charleston Split interchange to cut crashes, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported Nov. 11. The stretch has seen three fatal crashes since May. The work, performed by Truesdell Corp. under a $590,000 contract, begins at milepost 58.5 on eastbound Interstate 64 and is expected to wrap up this week.
The Charleston Split, where I-64 and I-77 meet in Charleston, Kanawha County, carries heavy traffic through tight curves where wet-weather skidding is common. High-friction surfacing bonds abrasive aggregate to the pavement to improve tire grip and is a standard countermeasure for curve-related run-off-road crashes.
Source: Charleston Gazette-Mail
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Photo: 图：西弗吉尼亚州查尔斯顿一带的 I-77 州际公路。Ken Lund 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Interstate 77 near Charleston, West Virginia. By Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
