Cosby Campground Road Improvements
The Cosby Campground is now reopen following repaving. The entire Cosby Campground was repaved, including all parking areas and pullouts. The work included milling the existing pavement and sub base, placing base stone, binder and final surfacing. Project also included shoulder work, turf establishment, road striping and replacing signs. The full-depth reclamation process used to pave the road involves using specialized equipment that essentially roto-tills the existing pavement, mixes it with the underlying materials to a depth of six inches, then incorporates water and Portland cement to form a new road bed. The resulting mix must harden for 5-7 days before it can support loads or receive the final paving. This construction method eliminates the time, pollution, and cost of milling of the old pavement and transporting it to an asphalt plant for reprocessing. The pavement is recycled in place resulting in a more environmentally-responsible method of completing the project. 
This project was completed using funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and cost approximately $1,700,000. |
Did You Know?
More than 240 species of birds have been found in the park. Sixty species are year-round residents. Nearly 120 species breed in the park, including 52 species from the neo-tropics. Many other species use the park as an important stopover and foraging area during their semiannual migration.