Fog Seal
Benefits: Fog Seal helps to extend pavement life by providing a top “seal” that reduces water infiltration and oxidation. It provides a smoother, uniform black appearance to the surface of the road that improves aesthetics and visibility of pavement markings. The pavement’s dark color also increases the road’s temperature which benefits winter maintenance.
Challenges: To be effective, warm conditions with no chance of rain are necessary to ensure successful fog seal application.
What to Expect: The curing time for the fog seal material will vary depending on the pavement surface conditions and the weather at the time of application. Under ideal conditions, it is suggested that traffic be kept off the fog seal material for at least two hours. Typically, while one lane is being treated, traffic will be allowed on the opposite lane.