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A Netherlands based company has proposed a unique idea of laying the roads made from re-cycled plastic rather than conventional asphalt. As the plastic roads will be easier to maintain and can resist extreme temperatures as well.
Image Source: Volker Wessels
Construction company Volker Wessels has revealed plans for recycled plastic roads that are both more sustainable and more practical than old-fashioned blacktop. Besides reusing material, they'd last about three times longer and survive greater temperature ranges (between -40F and 176F) -- despite their fragile look, they're less likely to crack under the strain of vehicles or the weather. You can pre-assemble them to lay them down faster, too, and their hollow structure will be handy for cabling and pipes.
At Present this is just a concept but Rotterdam city council is interested in trying out these plastic surfaces in its "street lab" and the company hopes to have an honest-to-goodness route in operation within three years.
News Source: Plastic roads may put asphalt to shame
Image Source: Volker Wessels
Construction company Volker Wessels has revealed plans for recycled plastic roads that are both more sustainable and more practical than old-fashioned blacktop. Besides reusing material, they'd last about three times longer and survive greater temperature ranges (between -40F and 176F) -- despite their fragile look, they're less likely to crack under the strain of vehicles or the weather. You can pre-assemble them to lay them down faster, too, and their hollow structure will be handy for cabling and pipes.
At Present this is just a concept but Rotterdam city council is interested in trying out these plastic surfaces in its "street lab" and the company hopes to have an honest-to-goodness route in operation within three years.
News Source: Plastic roads may put asphalt to shame
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