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In the UK concrete has mainly been superseded by asphalt but there are one or two hold-outs. The M3 motorway (which heads from London down to Winchester / South
by KineticLensman 3y ago
In the UK concrete has mainly been superseded by asphalt but there are one or two hold-outs. The M3 motorway (which heads from London down to Winchester / Southampton) has a long (ten miles?) concrete stretch which I drove along every day for years, although this is the exception that proves the rule. The road was noticeably more noisy / rumbly than others.
- michaelt 3y agohttps://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/concrete-roads/ https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/concrete-roads/ 400 miles, apparently. But much less common outside of the east of england. Concrete is also commonly used on heavy industrial estates - if they've got hundreds of 40 tonne lorries making sharp turns every day, they need the durability.