Several state roads in Lower Saucon Township were recently oiled and chipped--including Flint Hill, Bingen and Black River roads--and not everyone's thrilled with the results.
Oil and chip is a technique whereby an aggregate material is spread across and embedded into a road surface by rolling.
It is generally used to rejuvenate low-traffic roads, according to a Wikipedia entry for "Road Surface."
Saucon Valley resident Lori Stinner commented on Hellertown-Lower Saucon Patch's Facebook page that the material left on the township roads has "made a chipped mess out of my poor Mustang paint."
And Glenn Hoffert wrote that "tar and 10 times more chip than was needed" was used on Flint Hill Road.
"I just about wrecked my bike turning off of (Route) 412 yesterday," he added.
What do you think? Should this method of road repair still be used? Tell us in the comments.
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