Roseville Streets

Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC) is a revolutionary pavement that blends the speed and cost savings of asphalt construction with the longevity and environmental benefits of concrete pavement. The cost benefits, design nuances, speed of construction, and reduced maintenance aspects of this innovative paving solution make it a must see!

City of Roseville

New Concrete Streets in Roseville, California Proved to be a Cost-Efficient Solution

Above: Roseville, CA: Early morning sun reflecting off the concrete pavement on Washington Boulevard

Project Description and Need

Roseville, the largest city in Placer County, has long been a transportation junction point in Northern California – with Union Pacific, Interstate 80, and Highway 65 – all passing through it. Like many cities in California, Roseville has focused on cost-saving pavement solutions for reconstruction of several streets.

“We’re hoping to demonstrate to our council, our citizens, and the development community that this product [RCC] not only saves money...but it looks good and people like it,” said Jason Shyskowski, PE for the City of Roseville’s Department of Public Works. “Our goal is that the development community will adopt this type of paving for new roads, because concrete lasts so much longer than asphalt. We can go 20-25 years without maintaining the new roads, whereas right now if they put in asphalt roads, seven years later we would need to go out and resurface,” he added.

The City landed on Roller Compacted Concrete (RCC), a long-life pavement solution that is cheaper to build ($1M savings on $7.9M project) and will be far less expensive to maintain than traditional asphalt.