RECYCLED WINTER SAND TESTED IN CONNECTICUT

TO TEST THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF RECYCLED SAND FOR WINTER USE, THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS SCREENING USED SAND AT SEVERAL STORAGE SITES IN THE STATE TO DETERMINE IF IT CAN BE USED SEVERAL SEASONS. ABOUT 75000CU YD OF SAND SWEPT UP FROM STATE HIGHWAYS IS BEING RECYCLED. THE OPERATION INVOLVES SCREENING OF FOREIGN MATTER FROM THE RECYCLED SAND AND BLENDING WITH NEW SAND. THE TEST PROJECT IS BEING CONDUCTED ON A LIMITED BASIS TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL QUALITY IS RETAINED IN THE RECYCLED SAND. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROJECT COULD BE EXPANDED AND PUT ON A PERMANENT BASIS. NORMALLY, THE SAND WOULD BE DISPOSED OF THROUGH LAND FILL OPERATIONS OR DISCARDED. /RUR/

• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 51
• Serial:
  • Rural and Urban Roads
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 2

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Economic benefits; Environmental impacts; Recycling; Sand; Seasons; Testing
• Subject Areas: Economics; Environment; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219105
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 1973 12:00AM