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Old 11-04-2010, 02:38 PM   #31
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Originally Posted by shermanator View Post
Sounds like they are part of a pilot project to see how they stand up to our climate. Seems like a good idea to me...



Link: http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2...t-project.html
We'll see what happens. I'm not confident they'll work out. It's not that it doesn't crack, but in warm weather, the cracks have the ability to seal themselves up. That's why this stuff works in warmer climates like SoCal. But with the severe weather swings here, they may not work out, since in the winter the rubber asphalt goes brittle, and the cracks can become more severe. Maybe with pedestrian loads it'll still be okay, but I know they've done some test runs on Alberta highways, and they generally crap out really badly after a year or two.
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