Colorado trail project to use recycled asphalt.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Portions of the Rio Grande Rio Grande, city, Brazil Rio Grande (rē`  grän`dĭ), city (1991 pop. Trail in Colorado will use recycled
asphalt, according to a report in the Summit Daily News (Frisco, Colo.).
The portion of the trail under construction is near Glenwood Springs, Colo. It stretches about 5.1 miles and will be 12 feet wide, including 1-foot shoulders. The trail will use a 6-inch layer of recycled asphalt as a subgrade sub·grade n. The level layer of rock or earth upon which the foundation of a road or railway is laid. , which will support a 3-inch layer of regular asphalt paving. The recycled asphalt has come from a number of local projects in the area, according to the report. The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority Roaring Fork Transportation Authority was established in 1983, and is operated by a Rural Transportation Authority. The RFTA provides bus service to Aspen, Snowmass Village, Pitkin County, Basalt, a portion of Eagle County, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and their newest member New (RFTA RFTA Reserve Forces Training Area RFTA Roaring Fork Transit Agency RFTA Radio Frequency Thermal Ablation RFTA Regional Fuel Tax Agreement RFTA Request For Technical Assistance RFTA Reverse Fault Tree Analysis ) will use 6,420 cubic yards of recycled asphalt for this segment of the Rio Grande Trail. |
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