DOT FINDS NEW USE FOR OLD TIRES: SAVES $

RUBBER, RECLAIMED FROM OLD AUTOMOBILE TIRES, CAN BE BLENDED INTO HOT ASPHALT, PRODUCING A MORE DURABLE AND FLEXIBLE COMPOUND FOR SEALING CRACKS AND JOINTS. THE IMPROVED SEALANT IS EXPECTED TO LAST FROM TWO TO THREE YEARS, COMPARED TO THE SINGLE YEAR OF USEFUL LIFE GENERALLY OBTAINED FROM ASPHALT ALONE. OTHER BENEFITS INCLUDE: COST SAVINGS, MAINTENANCE REDUCTION, FEWER TRAFFIC DELAYS DUE TO ROAD REPAIR OPERATIONS, AND INNUMERABLE ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS.

• Corporate Authors:

  New York State Department of Transportation News

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• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 2 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Ecology; Economic benefits; Environmental impacts; Highway maintenance; Maintenance management; Sealing compounds; Tires
• Uncontrolled Terms: Maintenance costs
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217298
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No 72-314
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 15 1973 12:00AM