Benefits of Roller Compacted Concrete for Local Roads

[Yrogerg1089]

I am doing research for a Senior Design course. What is the average cost per CY of RCC? ENR 2010 reports it as $68 per SY for and 8 inch pavement. While I do not doubt ENR this seems much more expensive than asphalt.

[cjzollinger]

@Yrogerg1089 From my experence the avg cost of RCC per CY is about the same as conventional concrete which is comparable in some markets to the ENR price if it were in CY. The SY price for 8" is closer to $30/SY, but would certainly depend on the contractor and location. When designed comparable to each other, RCC can be cost competitive with asphalt.

[Yrogerg1089]

@cjzollinger Excellent, that was the number that I was eventually able to come up with as well. Thank you!

[DukeNukem65]

Would love to see this here in Illinois. The durability would be great.

[lovethequestions]

@DukeNukem65 I've got good news for you. Ozinga has started providing it, and traditional asphalt pavers are laying it down. There's a 26-acre parking lot in Joliet that's almost finished, and RCC is on the rise. I'm writing a promo video for it and saw this while researching.