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“Value engineering” is to construction what “innovation” is to politicians or “collaboration” is to academia – words designed to excite and energise people, but we tend to be slightly uncertain about what they really mean.

When it comes to stabilizing the subgrades that serve as the foundations for our pavements, cost, time, and lifespan are key considerations for the methods used by contractors. Chemical stabilization has recently become a popular choice among many contractors, but does this increase in popularity rest on misunderstandings about the cost savings and ease of use of this method? It’s time we debunk a few of the myths surrounding the benefits of chemical stabilization and examine how mechanical stabilization with geogrids might be a more effective solution. While geogrids may not always have the lowest initial cost compared to lime and cement stabilization, you may find this method makes the most sense in the long run.