When the pavement or asphault of a road gets scraped off for the purpose of re-paving the surface, does the old, used pavement or asphault usually get recycled, or does it get discarded? If it does get recycled, how is it generally re-used? Thank you.
2006-11-14 14:48:58 · 8 answers · asked by MJQ 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
The process is called milling in the trade. We don't notice it but its usually milled a reused right there that same day. We only noticed it in our travels when it's a big highway project and they just taken it up and not put it back down yet. Asphalt has an aggregate mixed it with it to make it more durable, fine gravel is the most common aggregate.
2006-11-14 15:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by John 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually cheaper to to recycle the asphault than to pave new product.
So the 'turtle' machine scrapes it off - it is sent to the plant and reheated - then comes back and goes down as a fresh road.
don't you wish we had thought of that?
2006-11-14 14:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by tomkat1528 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, pavement is gruond down to be used as gravel not sure about asphault, though it is recycled
2006-11-14 14:52:22 · answer #3 · answered by mikeoakesjr98 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does get recycled. It is the most recycled substance on earth due to cost. It is from oil fields.
2006-11-14 14:50:33 · answer #4 · answered by jimmywalls1982 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Used asphalt is taken back to the asphalt plant were it is added to the new asphalt as filler for the next layer of road. I drove an asphalt truck.
2006-11-14 23:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah most of it gets reused..like grinded up or whatever and mixed with the other stuff
2006-11-14 15:02:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it gets ground up and it is then added into new aspalt to make roads
2006-11-14 14:50:55 · answer #7 · answered by johnrymel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some places/states do it. I think its a great idea myself.
2006-11-14 14:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by Biker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋