In the Netherlands, they figured out how to make cheap and high-quality roads from recycled materials.
The road construction technology is currently being developed by the Dutch construction company VolkerWessels, whose specialists propose to build roads from plastic. The raw materials for this are proposed to be extracted from the oceans, where the garbage thrown out by man is already forming.
Usually modern roads are made of asphalt concrete, the cost of which is high. A futuristic track called Smart Highway was built near the city of Osso.
A plastic road can last three times longer than a conventional asphalt road. When driving on a plastic roadway, the wheels will produce less sound. According to company representatives, the new technology will make it possible to reduce construction costs and increase the durability of highways. The process of building plastic roads will take several weeks, but not months, as is the case with asphalt roads. This requires only a leveled platform of sand.
According to the creators, the new roads will have almost no defects, and in addition, they will make it possible to clean the world's oceans, in which a truly monstrous amount of waste from polymeric materials has accumulated. So far, only a test section of the road 500 meters long has been opened.
It is possible that scientists eventually managed to find a use for all those billions of tons that pollute our planet.
Perhaps it was the Romans who built the first for the land movement of army troops, slaves and officials. But under new trends, it may turn out that the future connected with the development of roads will come to us from the country of tulips - Holland.
What is it? But in what, the asphalt that has long been familiar to us may soon be replaced by recycled plastic. Of course, if the Dutch company VolkerVessels continues to develop this project.
But you should not have vain hopes for quick changes, because the idea is in development and exists only on paper. In addition, the minds of the company believe that plastic roads will be the starting point for silent road surfaces, as well as integrated modular construction, as well as more convenient energy supply. Since there is a hollow space inside the PlasticRoad that can be used to accommodate cables and power lines, as well as pipelines or a rainwater drainage system. Lightweight plastic blocks can be easily joined on the sand surface. It's like playing Lego.
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The next step of the project will be to build a prototype coating in the laboratory and test the surface for reliability.
What's more, PlasticRoad will be made from recycled material, but despite this, it is believed that it will be three or more times stronger than a standard road surface. This means that the risk of being covered with cracks and potholes is practically zero.
As for the cost of innovation, naturally it will be many times more expensive than asphalt pavement. But, according to the creators, given the durability, the investment should prove its worth in the long term.
It is worth taking into account one more thing, PlasticRoad is unpretentious and requires almost no maintenance. It is not subject to corrosion and does not depend on weather conditions, calmly withstands temperature extremes from -40 to 80 degrees Celsius. Besides, quite. Calculations predict that the service life of roads will triple. This means that quite a few funds are required for road maintenance and, accordingly, the number of traffic jams is reduced, which is good news.
Such tracks, compared to conventional ones, will last many times longer. They are less prone to abrasion and other damage, and will also cost less. In addition, new highways will help clean up the world's oceans of debris.
The largest road construction company KWS Infra from the Netherlands and VolkerWessels specialists are going to start the world's first project to create plastic highways in the near future. Roads made of recycled synthetic material will first appear in Rotterdam. The city authorities have already given their consent to the implementation of the project. Its authors are now looking for partners to complete the work.
1. The creators of the project of "eternal" roads claim that they will be devoid of many of the disadvantages of traditional pavement, will become much more resistant to abrasion and temperature extremes than even the most modern asphalt. It is also important that the new highways will help to clean the oceans of the world from the accumulated there in a huge amount of garbage. The fact is that plastic for road construction will be processed from waste caught in the oceans. 
2. Plastic routes will be installed in a matter of weeks, unlike traditional technology, in which these construction works take several months. Lightweight and reliable plastic structures will be laid on top of the leveled sand. 
3. It is interesting that it is not necessary to dig special trenches for laying communications along such roads. Accordingly, this will save both time and money. The design of the plastic plate is hollow inside. It already provides for the possibility to use various cables and even plumbing. 
4. On the company's official Facebook page, it is stated that the new type of road surface will not be subject to such misfortune as ditches and pits. It will be able to withstand a temperature range from -40 to +80 degrees Celsius, will be resistant to chemicals and will be able to almost completely do without maintenance.
Such tracks, compared to conventional ones, will last many times longer. They are less prone to abrasion and other damage, and will also cost less. In addition, new highways will help clean up the world's oceans of debris.
The largest road construction company KWS Infra from the Netherlands and VolkerWessels specialists are going to start the world's first project to create plastic highways in the near future. Roads made of recycled synthetic material will first appear in Rotterdam. The city authorities have already given their consent to the implementation of the project. Its authors are now looking for partners to complete the work.
1. The creators of the project of "eternal" roads claim that they will be devoid of many of the disadvantages of traditional pavement, will become much more resistant to abrasion and temperature extremes than even the most modern asphalt. It is also important that the new highways will help to clean the oceans of the world from the accumulated there in a huge amount of garbage. The fact is that plastic for road construction will be processed from waste caught in the oceans.
2. Plastic routes will be installed in a matter of weeks, unlike traditional technology, in which these construction works take several months. Lightweight and reliable plastic structures will be laid on top of the leveled sand.
3. It is interesting that it is not necessary to dig special trenches for laying communications along such roads. Accordingly, this will save both time and money. The design of the plastic plate is hollow inside. It already provides for the possibility to use various cables and even plumbing.
Faktrum learned that the largest road construction company KWS Infra from the Netherlands and VolkerWessels specialists are going to start the first project on the planet to create plastic highways in the near future. Roads made of recycled synthetic material will first appear in Rotterdam. The city authorities have already given their consent to the implementation of the project. Its authors are now looking for partners to carry out the work.
The creators of the project of "eternal" roads claim that they will be devoid of many of the disadvantages of traditional coverage, will become much more resistant to abrasion and temperature changes than even the most modern asphalt. It is also important that the new highways will help to clean the oceans of the world from the accumulated there in a huge amount of garbage. The fact is that plastic for the construction of roads will be processed from waste caught in the oceans.
Plastic routes will be installed in a matter of weeks, unlike the traditional technology, in which these construction works take several months. Lightweight and reliable plastic structures will be laid on top of the leveled sand.
Interestingly, there is no need to dig special trenches for laying communications along such roads. Accordingly, this will save both time and money. The design of the plastic plate is hollow inside. It already provides for the possibility of using it for various cables and even water pipes.
On the company's official Facebook page, it is stated that the new type of road surface will not be subject to such misfortune as ditches and pits. They will be able to withstand temperatures ranging from -40 to +80 degrees Celsius, will be resistant to chemicals and will be almost completely maintenance-free.
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