URETEK USA Wins Contract with Kansas Department of Transportation to Underseal Portion of US-50.

HOUSTON -- URETEK Method Beats Competing Solutions Hands Down - Deemed Best Way to Underseal Highway-50

URETEK USA, Ltd., the nation's leading provider of pavement lifting and soil stabilization solutions, was awarded a major contract by the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) to underseal, in 50 days, more than 50 lane miles of Highway 50 east of Newton, Kan. URETEK USA was awarded this contract by meeting KDOT's stringent requirements to under-seal the highway as well as fill voids in the base material. Additionally, KDOT insisted on water insensitivity and stringent project completion dates. KDOT awarded this contract after completing a multi-year comparison in a test section of Hwy-50 comparing the Uretek Method to cementitious grout and asphalt emulsion.

Two years ago KDOT invited URETEK USA to inject its URETEK 486 polymer solution under a test section of Hwy-50 -- a heavily traveled two lane commercial highway. Others injected cementitious grout and asphalt in separate test sections. Core samples were taken showing how each product performed. The URETEK material provided the best solution for effectively solving the pavement base problem.

"This comparative evaluation showed KDOT the durability as well as the cost and time effectiveness of the URETEK method," said Brent Barron, president and CEO of URETEK USA. "Our process and special polymers delivered the predictable results we knew they would. We look forward to a long relationship with KDOT, giving them control of their concrete assets across the state."

"The URETEK approach provides KDOT with the greatest chance for success on US-50," said Rick Barezinsky, PE, with KDOT's Bureau of Materials and Research. "We have very tight deadlines on getting this stretch of Highway 50 restored and we have been very impressed with URETEK USA's professionalism in mobilizing their crews and handling this project with a minimum of traffic flow disruption."

About URETEK USA

URETEK USA puts customers in control of their pavement lifting and soil stabilization problems, reducing repair cost, time and disruption, through proprietary, safe, predictable products, people and methods. Since 1989, with over 75,000 successful worldwide jobs, URETEK focuses on resolving complex concrete lifting and soil stabilization projects. For more information about URETEK USA visit www.uretekusa.com or call 888-287-3835.