How We Fixed It Blog How Main Street Materials is Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis Mar 25, 2020 | News We hope this message finds our customers, colleagues, and community members safe and healthy. We share everyone’s deep concern over the Coronavirus. It is affecting everyone. We have focused our energy and talents into taking care of our communities, our customers,... How To Stop Potholes May 5, 2019 | How We Fix It Unsealed PCC/AC joints allow water under the PCC slabs. Heavy traffic deteriorates the PCC causing it to move and break. This movement creates further damage to the asphalt. The cracks allow water to penetrate under the damaged PCC and accelerate the disrepair. Learn How To Fix Potholes in this How We Fixed It. Controlling Vegetation Around Guardrail Nov 21, 2018 | How We Fix It Learn about low maintenance weed control. California has many dry areas caused by lack of rain and long summers. Controlling dry vegetation and not letting it accumulate typically requires a lot of work by hand, spraying herbicides, and road closures. Thin Lift Asphalt Jun 29, 2018 | How We Fix It Learn about Thin Lift Asphalt over Concrete Repairs. Asphalt overlays being put down over distressed concrete, without addressing the sub-base problem. These fixes don’t have much hope lasting in heavy traffic areas. It is our experience that a low viscosity solution is needed to provide structure from the ground up. Asphalt/Concrete Joint Failure Apr 6, 2018 | How We Fix It Learn how we fix Asphalt to Concrete Joint Failure. The areas which open up on the shoulder of the road will start hurting your travel lanes, besides being a hazard to motorcyclists. Traditional methods of potholing and crack sealing are costly, slow, and workers are exposed to traffic. Alert Distracted Drivers Prior To Work Zone Sep 13, 2019 | How We Fix It Distracted driving is a growing problem. It creates a hazardous environment for your road crews. In order to address this issue, we are presenting a product specifically designed to alert drivers with sight, sound and sensation awareness. Learn more about High Speed Rumble Strips. After The Rains, Shoulder Cracks Keep Piling Up Mar 19, 2019 | How We Fix It After a heavy rain there are many items that need to be addressed. This crucial area of the roadway, the shoulder joints, are where repairing cracks and potholes is the toughest. You can fix this type of damage one-by-one by hand or you can get it done all at once. In this How We Fixed It Educational Series we look at how to Fix Cracks & Potholes with Edge Seal®. Asphalt Shoulder Degradation Oct 1, 2018 | How We Fix It Learn how to avoid unsafe asphalt degradation. Our Asphalt Infrastructure is constantly subject to performance degradation due to UV oxidation. Start early with targeted and inexpensive preservation treatments that are highly UV resistant and give long term protection for the pavement. Longitudinal Cracking May 9, 2018 | How We Fix It Learn how to fix longitudinal cracks 1.5″ or smaller. Cracking parallel to the center line can be caused my many factors; poor joint construction, reflective cracking, pavement fatigue, etc. Unless fixed early, these cracks will form potholes in a few years, costing 10X more to fix than cracks. Contact Us Toll-free: (888) 787-3387 info@mainstreetmaterials.com 27312 Calle Arroyo, B San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Over 25 Years Of Service in California California Contractors License CCB #1044851 Small Business License DGS #14341 Department of Industrial Relations DIR # 100006386 Contact Us Now Copyright © 2018 - 2021 by Main Street Materials, Inc.