As part of the Canadian Strategic Highway Research Program's study entitled "Performance Correlation for Quality Paving Asphalts" a full scale test road was constructed in 1991. The Lamont Test Road (LTR) was constructed in order to assess the low temperature transverse cracking performance of seven markedly different asphalt cements. Extensive field and laboratory testing and ongoing performance monitoring was undertaken.

This paper documents: the asphalt cement selection and physical properties; the quality assurance results; the results of subsequent SHRP Superpave laboratory grading of the asphalt cements; the results of the LTR's performance after five winters of service and; the temperature monitoring during the first three winters and subsequent weather station data for the remaining two winters.