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    Los Angeles is planning to test sidewalks made of 'plastic asphalt'

    • Last Update: 2022-08-18
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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            According to foreign media CNET, the Los Angeles government is closely monitoring local road conditions and looking for ways to reduce the need for road maintenan.



    According to a recent report by The Architects' Newspaper, the local government is considering an approach that uses so-called "plastic asphal.



            Plastic asphalt is a relatively new development that uses recycled plastics to improve the performance characteristics of regular old asphalt and reduce the cost of its manufactu.



    One of the.



    companies developing the technology, Technisoil, is already using a version of it to help cities patch potholes and cracks in roa.



            Technisoil and the Los Angeles government are gearing up to embark on a test project that will resurface a busy downtown neighborhood — specifically the one in front of Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall — with plastic aspha.



            Technisoil founder Sean Weaver explained in an interview with Construction Climate Challenge that plastic asphalt is very durable because of its improved flexibili.



    This means that when (for example) a large truck drives over it, it returns to normal, while normal asphalt only partially retur.



    This partial restoration can lead to cracks and pothol.



            Neither the City of Los Angeles nor Technisoil immediately responded to CNET's request for comme.



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