Recipient: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
Grant: $10,000*
PI: Tim van Seters
Completion: 2016
Project Summary: 10
Background and Need
This study of permeable pavements was conducted over five years at a research facility constructed by TRCA in 2009 at the Kortright Center visitor’s center parking lot in Vaughan, Ontario. The site consists of four 230 to 233 m2 pavement cells. Two cells are constructed with PICP, one with narrow joints and another with wider joints filled with open-graded aggregates. Another cell was constructed with pervious concrete (PC) and another with impervious asphalt. The purpose of the study was evaluating the long-term volume and pollutant reductions, geotextile performance, surface clogging and cleaning. Each permeable pavement cell is drained by a perforated pipe. The asphalt cell is surface drained via a catch basin in the center. Concrete curbs between cells prevent inter-mixing of
flows