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Thermal image of a road that was just repaved (media.piefed.social)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world
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I could feel the heat coming off it when I stood next to the repaved section. They didn't repave the parking area at the edge. Opened to traffic again, seems firm enough to drive on at 160⁰F.

Thermal image of a road that was just repaved
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[–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Its uncommon to see concrete roads in the US but there are a few of them around. That being said it could be more common in some states than others.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (2 children)

    Arent the majority of your freeways concrete?

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Structure is concrete, road surface is asphalt.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    For all freeways are all asphalt? Thats not correct Cali for a start has been moving to concrete.

    Concrete is used for the top layer for higher load areas were budget and the foundations can support it as its more inflexible. Asphalt is used as its cheaper (initially, it will need renewing more often) and it will support more movement for the foundations and worse weather.

    We (UK) had part of the M25 done in the same style, but it was shit as we cut the budget and its lots of small joined sections due to complexities of using larger slabs. The foundation has since moved about and the gaps get bigger.

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