In past years during asphalt overlay season, Barton County Road and Bridge would purchase aggregates and sand and have it delivered to its South Washington pit. Venture Corporation would come to the site and cold mix up to 25,000 tons on location. The cost to mix was bid at $10.58 per ton, plus the cost of materials. This system worked fairly well but the quality of the asphalt mix would deteriorate towards the bottom of the pile.