Gradually heating existing asphalt with sliding heaters to monitor the temperature. Stamping a pattern into the asphalt with a wire template. Installing 180 mil of precut thermoplastic manufactured by Ennis Paint onto the asphalt using a reciprocating heat process to melt and monitor the plastic. Blowing silica sand onto the melted surface for a release agent and friction before post stamping with a smaller template to provide crisp grout lines, taking around 2 hours per traffic lane from start to reopening.