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Milwaukee ’ s Pavement Upkeep
Benefits from Falcon Asphalt Repair Equipment
Dealer functions as support partner
By Jeff Winke
M ilwaukee County , Wisconsin has a large amount of lane miles supported by a diverse fleet of equipment and Highway Department staff , led by Eduardo Santiago , Milwaukee County highway director and John Blonien , the County ’ s fleet director . “ Our fleet is extremely diverse ( everything from mowers to squad cars to snow machines ). Exceptional support for unique equipment like these Falcon patchers is highly valued and allows us to reduce downtime and maximize fleet
availability for our users ,” as stated by Blonien . Milwaukee County has 2,500 pieces of equipment in its fleet , and they are responsible for the maintenance and repair of approximately 2,200 lane miles of roads . They have a number of crews working staffed by approximately 70 full-time highway department employees and approximately 50 full-time fleet management employees . The Milwaukee County patching / pavement rehabilitation scope covers
Milwaukee County performing roadway repairs with hot mix asphalt that is at optimum temperature to make repairs , hours after picking it up at the asphalt plant
approximately 1,000 lane miles of asphalt pavement requiring an annual need for approximately 2,000 tons of hot mix and cold mix asphalt used for the patching and repair . A lot of support is required for this large operation and its scope of work . “ We use Falcon Asphalt Repair Equipment , Freeland , Michigan and its dealer , Midwest Paving Equipment , Inc ., Glen Ellyn , Illinois for our equipment and support ,” stated Blonien . “ Falcon and its local dealer , Midwest Paving www . callape . com [ 6 ] 1.800.210.5923