Road Recycling is the Sustainable and Economical Choice for Fort Worth

摘要

To create a longer service life and eliminate continuous pothole-filling, cities and counties across the country are adopting programs to recycle their streets and roads with cement. In Fort Worth, Texas, full reconstruction of failed asphalt roads currently costs the city about 380,000 dollars per lane mile and requires replacing curbs, gutters, sidewalks and driveway approaches; by comparison, completely rebuilding a street using full-depth reclamation (FDR) with cement costs in the range of 250,000 dollars per lane mile. However, with FDR with cement, the city is often able to keep existing curbs, gutters and sidewalks, cutting the cost even further.