Rubberized asphalt to be tested in Washington.* The Washington state Department of Transportation The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), led by a Secretary and overseen by the Governor, is a Washington governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of the state's transportation infrastructure. (DOT) has announced that it will begin testing rubberized asphalt Rubberized asphalt is pavement material that consists of regular asphalt concrete mixed with crumb rubber -- ground, used tires that would otherwise be discarded or take up space in landfills. on a section of southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. Interstate 5 in August, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report in the Seattle Times. One test segment of asphalt will have a blend of rubber recycled from old tires and another will have fiber and polymer blended in, according to the report. Officials from the DOT hope the result will be quieter roads. The work on the eight-mile stretch of highway should be finished by the end of the year. More information about the test is available online at www.wsdot.wa.gov. |
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