MONTANA'S EXPERIENCE WITH AND STRATEGIES FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENT REHABILITATION

The first concrete pavement rehabilitation project in Montana presented a unique challenge for all those involved. Outlined in this paper are the background, planning, and design processes involved in the project and the recommendations made. Although concrete pavement rehabilitation may not be the salvation for all concrete pavement, it does provide solutions and repair strategies for some, when appropriate procedures are followed. Even though concrete pavement rehabilitation was not ultimately selected as the treatment of choice for this project, the process of analyzing the project and sustaining the final decision was valuable and will provide a useful basis for future concrete pavement evaluations. Future projects will be selected and designed based on cost-effective analyses and proven performance of the many techniques now being used, and those yet to be discovered.