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In Illinois most of the wear on the asphalt surface occurs via ice and snow causing potholes. This happens over time regardless of heavy traffic.
by CompelTechnic 7y ago
In Illinois most of the wear on the asphalt surface occurs via ice and snow causing potholes. This happens over time regardless of heavy traffic.
- basilgohar 7y agoWhile this may be true, big rigs and other ultra-heavy vehicles cause a disproportionate amount of wear as well. [0] https://streets.mn/2016/07/07/chart-of-the-day-vehicle-weight-vs-road-damage-levels/ https://streets.mn/2016/07/07/chart-of-the-day-vehicle-weigh...
- reaperducer 7y agoThe source for that data is a bicycling blog in Colorado which no longer exists. Without verifiable data, I'd ignore it.
- unstatusthequo 7y agoIf they used crumb rubber asphalt hybrid, it wouldn't be a problem, but the fucking unions lobbied and blocked it. I cant find that source but recall it was a story on the news years ago in Chicago. Unions said if that was used, they'd be out of jobs becuase roads would last longer... yeah. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubberized_asphalt https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubberized_asphalt
- 1123581321 7y agoTrucking and weather damage both contribute, and each exacerbates the other. On roads with lighter traffic, patches last longer, too.