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What is the plan for the paving of FM 993? As it has been left now, there are no stripes, you can still see old pavement under the thin layer they have put on, and at night you are not able to tell where the road ends and the grass begins.
From Marcus Sandifer, Public Information Officer Texas Department of Transportation Atlanta District, The work being done on FM 993 in Camp County right now is patching work done to repair failed sections of pavement and also to level up the roadway.  It is being done in preparation for a seal coat project over the entire roadway set for next summer. A seal coat involves spraying a thin layer of liquid asphalt over the roadway and then covering it with crushed rock or other type of aggregate. The process waterproofs the roadway and improves skid resistance. The “patches” on the roadway are scheduled to be restriped during the next few weeks when all the patching work is completed.
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