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Archive Home > 2011 > August > 17 > Cyclists approve of smoother shoulders

Cyclists approve of smoother shoulders

Road department stops chip sealing entire roadway Road department stops chip sealing entire roadway

By Hillary Borrud / The Bulletin
August 17, 2011

The bumpy coating that has long jounced and jostled bicyclists riding on Deschutes County roads is being phased out from the shoulders of many roads.

Bicyclists have complained that chip seal, a combination of oil and rock that the county uses to extend the life of existing roads, creates a....

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