CANADER™ is a versatile year round road repair product. It can be used equally well in cold or hot weather, and in wet or dry conditions. It is equally well suited for pothole repairs, utility installations, pavement overlays, or other roadway repairs. CANADER repairs are permanent and need not be removed before repaving the old road surface. CANADER may be stored outside, uncovered for over 2 years, depending on stockpile size and climate.
Permanent repairWhy repair the same potholes over and over when CANADER can do the job with a single application |
All weatherEven the wettest, coldest weather conditions will not impair CANADER's performance |
Easy to handleCANADER remains flexible and workable, even on the hottest or coldest days |
No delays-areas repaired with CANADER can be open to traffic immediately |
ConvenienceCANADER is available in packaged or bulk form |
Cost EffectiveThe chart below illustrates, CANADER versus other pothole repair methods |
Application of CANADER™ in wet and cold conditions
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As part of a $150 million government study, Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) evaluated the performance of various asphalt patching materials and techniques at 22 sites across the United States. Over 1200 pothole patches were placed and studied. As shown below, these studies found that high performance cold mix patches were over three times more cost effective than cold mix-throw and go repairs. In our years of experience of repairing potholes in tough Canadian weather, CANADER has proven to be clearly superior to any other high performance cold mix on the market. Based on proven repair life of over 30 months (that’s 30 tough Canadian months). CANADER is over seven times more cost effective than regular cold mix. The extended outdoor storage life of CANADER, along with the ability to repair potholes in any weather, hot or cold, wet or dry, makes CANADER clearly the bitumen repair material of choice.
REGULAR COLD-MIX CONVENTIONAL THROW & GO |
HOT MIX CONVENTIONAL CUT/DRY/CLEAN COMPACT |
OTHER HIGH PERFORMANCE COLD MIXES |
CANADER™ |
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Labour |
$6.67 |
$20.00 |
$6.66 |
$6.66 |
Materials |
$0.45 |
$0.45 |
$1.50 |
$1.50 |
Extra Equipment |
$0.00 |
$6.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
Total Cost |
$7.12 |
$26.45 |
$8.16 |
$8.16 |
Estimated Life of Repair |
4 Months |
21 Months |
13 Months |
30+ Months |
Annual Cost of Repair Per Pothole |
$22.97 |
$14.86 |
$7.56 |
$3.26 |
°Note: 30 lbs of material per pothole assumed. |
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“Use the best materials possible. You might save money by purchasing a poorer quality material, but those savings will be quickly eaten up by the cost of patching the same potholes over and over” SHRP Focus Newsletter
Making your repairs simpler, packaged CANADER™ is available in most areas
All potholes are not created equal. Use common sense to adjust the following procedures to accommodate field conditions. Preparation and compaction are the key ingredients to a successful CANADER repair. The better you prepare and compact, the better CANADER will perform.
Remove any loose stones, gravel, sand, etc. from the sides and bottom of the hole. If possible, try to provide a clean 25-37 mm vertical edge for binding. Loose fabric often applied between asphalt layers should be cut back to the edge of the pothole to provide as much binding surface as possible. CANADER, like hot asphalt, will best adhere to a strong, clean surface. If the pothole is deep enough to be into the road base, compact any loose material with a hand or plate tamper. If the hole extends into a sand or gravel shoulder, provide a 25-37 mm vertical edge in the shoulder to hold the CANADER™.
For a hole 25-75 mm deep, shovel in a sufficient amount of CANADER to fill the hole approximately 12 mm above the road surface to allow for secondary compaction. If the repair is deeper than 25-75 mm, then place in 50 mm lifts, compacting each layer, as is the common practice for a conventional hot mix repair.
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Prepare
Remove all loose debris |
Apply
Shovel CANADER into the pothole |
Compact
Compact with a tamper |
Open to Traffic Immediately |
PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION OF CHART