University of Rhode Island Purchasing Building

Type:Permeable pavement

Use: Institutional

Installer: Richmond Sand and Gravel

Designer/Developer: Cahill Associates and BETA Group

Installation Date: 2000

Address: URI, 581 Plains Rd., Kingston, RI 02881

An emergency vehicle access road was constructed with Turfstone outside of the Univ. of Rhode Island Purchasing Building, which is located at the bottom of Flagg Road on the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus. The area where this access road was constructed is prone to mud formation when the top layer of soil defrosts on a cyclical basis in the spring. The University wanted to ensure a stable foundation for emergency access vehicles. According to David Bascom, Assistant Director of the Landscapes and Grounds Department at the University of Rhode Island, the Turfstone emergency access road is easy to maintain and has held up very well.

Address: 581 Plains Rd., Kingston, RI 02881