Patent ID: 9435084
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: E01C,Y02A

Claim Text:
1. A method of paving a roadway including a first lane and a second lane adjacent the first lane, the method comprising: applying, with a paving machine, a first asphalt layer over the first lane of the roadway, the first asphalt layer including a first side edge defining a portion of a joint between the first asphalt layer and a second asphalt layer; smoothing, with the paving machine, the first asphalt layer on the first lane of the roadway; applying, with the paving machine, a warm-mix additive on the first side edge to soften the first side edge; applying, with the paving machine, the second asphalt layer over the second lane of the roadway, the second asphalt layer including a second side edge abutting the first side edge such that the second side edge mixes with the first side edge, the first side edge and the second side edge forming the joint between the first asphalt layer and the second asphalt layer; and smoothing, with the paving machine, the second asphalt layer on the second lane.