PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH.. ADVANTAGES OF CONCRETE ROADWAYS - TopicsExpress



          

PENNY WISE AND POUND FOOLISH.. ADVANTAGES OF CONCRETE ROADWAYS (2) Advantages of Concrete Roadways Concrete roads have a long service life of FORTY YEARS, whereas asphalt roads last for ten years. . do not require frequent repair or patching work like asphalt roads. Vehicles consume LESS FUEL: A vehicle, when run over a concrete road, consumes 15-20% less fuel than that on asphalt roads. This is because of the fact that a concrete road does not get deflected under the wheels of loaded trucks. Unlike asphalt roads, concrete roads DO NOT GET DAMAGED BY LEAKING FUELS AND CHEMICALS FROM VEHICLES or by EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS excess rain or extreme heat. A GREENER PAVEMENT MATERIAL produces NO highly polluting gases at the time of melting it for paving.n. USES NATURAL RESOURCES: Asphalt (bitumen) is produced from imported petroleum, the reserve of which is becoming reduced drastically. On the other hand, concrete (cement) is produced from abundantly available limestone.
Posted on: Sun, 31 Aug 2014 16:00:50 +0000

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