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Recycled Product Experience:

Recycled Asphalt at the Regional Justice Center

Product and recycled content Crushed Asphalt
100% Recycled Content
Application Used as road base material
Replaces (virgin) crushed rock
Location/Date Regional Justice Center (RJC) Project
Kent, Washington, 1994
Project manager/user Elizabeth Hill, Environmental Engineer
Architect/Engineer Scott Hardman, Hong West
(206)774-0106
General Contractor Chris Cristich, R.W. Rhine
(206)537-5852
Background, history Project engineer saw similar application on another site.
Performance Excellent.
Source of material On-site; demolition of existing paved areas
Quantity 3,200 tons
Cost May be able to obtain from General Contractor
Cost savings or increase Reduces disposal costs, cost of purchasing and trucking new material.
Installation, costs/savings Same amount of time for installation
Less money and time for trucking
Source of extra funds None
Would you buy this product again? Yes, if generated on-site.
Why or why not? Performed well; less cost and good reuse of material
Comments Material can't be reused as many times; Environmental and geotechnical issues need to be evaluated.

For more information about this product:

Recycled Asphalt
Utility Road (Roads Division)
Recycled Concrete Aggregate was also used in the RJC Project as a road base.

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Updated: June 25, 1998


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