Resources

For further research and technical information, we invite you to download these files. All files created by outside sources have been approved by their authors for use by Cargill.

Funding Opportunities

» Guidance for the purchase and use of SafeLane® overlay for Experimental, Patented and Proprietary Product Approval (PDF) - Provides information on Federal Highway Administration requirements and specific conditions that must be met to qualify for federal funds.

» Federal Funding Options for Bridge and Highway Improvement (PDF) - A list of possible funding sources to use for SafeLane® overlay installations.

» Highways for LIFE opportunities (PDF) - We have identified the FHWA’s Highways for LIFE (HfL) program as a possible funding source for SafeLane® overlay installations.

» Innovative Bridge Research and Construction Program (website) - IBRC provides approximately $30 million for FYO6-09 to “prepare projects to meet future bridge technology needs” and approximately $78 million for FY05-09 to “promote, demonstrate, evaluate and document the application of innovative designs, materials and construction methods in the construction, repair and rehabilitation of bridges and other highway structures.”

Specification and Supporting Information

• » SafeLane® HDX Overlay Technical Specifications (PDF) - Technical description of SafeLane® HDX overlay and installation procedures for highway applications.  (Note: To request a version that can be modified or used for developing project specifications, send an email to safelane@cargill.com.)
• » SafeLane® CA-48 Overlay Technical Specifications (PDF) - Technical description of SafeLane® CA-48 overlay and installation procedures for pedestrian, parking lot and airport applications.
• » Case study on South Bend installation – Report documents cost effectiveness of SafeLane® overlay.
• » ACI 503R - 93 Use of Epoxy Compounds with Concrete (PDF) - American Concrete Institute general report of epoxy uses with concrete.  Appendix A on page 25 describes epoxy overlay adhesion testing procedure referenced in SafeLane® overlay specification sheet.
• » *Smartbond™ (Epoxy) Technical Data Sheet (PDF) - Technical information about epoxy used in the SafeLane® system.
• » *Smartbond™ MSDS (PDF) - MSDS of epoxy used in the SafeLane® system.

Agency Reports

• » NEW! Wisconsin DOT Progress Report #4 on Cargill SafeLane® Anti-icing Overlay System (PDF) - New report presents data from the 2003-2004 through the 2006-2007 winter seasons for three locations in the state where SafeLane® overlay was applied.
• » VTRC report on “Construction and Initial Condition of Cargill SafeLane® Epoxy Overlay on Two Bridges,” (PDF) - Presentation by Michael Sprinkel at 2007 TRB conference.
• » Wisconsin DOT Study on SafeLane® Overlay (PDF) - Preliminary report of SafeLane® overlay results on Wolf River Bridge in Crandon, WI, after first winter season.
• » VTRC 25 Year Overlay Report (PDF) - A report on a multi-year study conducted by the Virginia Transportation Research Council on performance of polymer concrete overlays on bridge decks.

Winter Road Maintenance

• » SafeLane® Overlay vs. Fixed Spray Systems Comparisons between Fixed Automatic Spray Systems and SafeLane® overlay.
• » Pre-Wetting & Anti-icing Techniques for Winter Road Maintenance (PDF) - Wisconsin Transportation Bulletin; includes information on effects of pre-wetting and anti-icing methods.
• » Continuous Friction Monitoring Equipment (PDF) - Salt Institute detailed review of the Halliday real-time friction monitoring device.

Epoxy Supplier
www.unitex-chemicals.com (website)

SafeLane ™ Overlay Inventor

Michigan Technological University (Product Inventor)
www.mtukrc.org (website)

 

* Smartbond™ is a Trademark of Zea Corporation, Inc.

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