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| Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable Than Asphalt by AutoReportNG: 2:39pm On Mar 21, 2017 |
The Netherlands is already home to the world’s first solar road (or bike lane, technically). Now, the country could soon be the first to use recycled plastic as pavement. The idea for plastic roads comes from VolkerWessels, a Netherlands-based construction firm. According to the company, plastic roads would be a “virtually maintenance free product” that’s “unaffected by corrosion and the weather.” The roads could handle temperatures as low as -40°F and as high as 176°F. The company says that this hardiness will make the roads’ lifespans three times as long as typical asphalt roads. [center][img]https://1.bp..com/-Zi2LaDYmGNQ/WNEqA0ouMII/AAAAAAAAI8M/UbceFVIehTYsAMCNb7j-9tvYi8iuiBeygCLcB/s640/plastic%2Broads.jpg[/img][/center] According to the company, any type of recycled plastic can be used. The main goal, the company says, is to keep plastic out of the oceans. The idea for plastic roads came after the company took a look at all the different road-related problems cities face, said Simon Jorritsma from InfraLinq, a subdivision of VolkerWessels and KWS Infra that works specifically with asphalt. Those problems included a future where oil — the main component of asphalt — is less available, as well as more immediate problems like flooding and road maintenance. “For contractors, asphalt is a great and sound product to build roads,” Jorritsma said in an email to ThinkProgress. “However, contractors have to meet more and more demands concerning noise reduction, water permeability, and flatness. These questions and conditions were the inspiration which has led to the idea of the PlasticRoad.” The company is also hoping to avoid some carbon dioxide emissions by switching asphalt roads to plastic ones. The carbon footprint of asphalt totals 1.6 million tons of carbon dioxide per year, the company says, so using recycled plastic instead could help cut down on some of those emissions. Source: http://www.autoreportng.com/2017/03/netherlands-company-introduces-plastic.html Watch the video below... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROJpjmA_5rs |
| Re: Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable Than Asphalt by AutoReportNG: 2:40pm On Mar 21, 2017 |
How I wish we have people that think like this in Nigeria... Lalasticlala, Seun |
| Re: Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable Than Asphalt by agabaI23(m): 2:52pm On Mar 21, 2017 |
AutoReportNG:It has to be another person and not you? 4 Likes |
| Re: Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable Than Asphalt by Imoy(m): 3:37pm On Mar 21, 2017 |
This is good, but hope Africa's especially Nigeria's sun no go melt am? |
| Re: Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable Than Asphalt by AutoReportNG: 3:59pm On Mar 21, 2017 |
Imoy: I don't think so, read the article again |
| Re: Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable Than Asphalt by Nobody: 4:15pm On Mar 21, 2017 |
AutoReportNG:them dey sha its just that....they can only stop at thinking since the govt is realy not science/technology inclined...who can blame the old men.... 1 Like |
| Re: Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable Than Asphalt by bravolad(m): 9:25pm On Mar 21, 2017 |
What happens when a car gets burnt on the plastic road? The effect could stretch thousands of kilometres. Just my thought! 1 Like |
| Re: Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable Than Asphalt by Nobody: 10:00pm On Mar 21, 2017 |
bravolad: I dey tell you. Even Kano & Maiduguri sun go melt this plastic one time  2 Likes |
| Re: Netherlands Company Introduces Plastic Roads That Are More Durable Than Asphalt by DaimlerBen(m): 8:13am On Mar 22, 2017 |
bravolad: Or if trailer tyre come burst? |
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