Hot In-Place Recycling Blog
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The average driver "from an urban center" spends 42 hours per year sitting in traffic*. That's an entire extra work week. We all know that time increases due to road maintenance and construction. Some of the negative impacts that can result from construction are:
- Long delays
- Road rage
- Accidents
- Blocked emergency vehicle access
- Increased fuel emissions
- Noise
- Reduced air quality
- Negative impact on local businesses
Nobody wants to see these issues arise as a result of improving the community. Some delays are inevitable, but as the great inventor Charles Kettering says,
"Problems are the price of progress..."
THE CURE CAN'T BE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE
The goal with any road asphalt resurfacing project is to repair issues in the road like potholes, reflective cracks and ruts. Resurfacing projects are necessary every 12-20 years. The challenge for public agencies is to minimize the negative aspects of the resurfacing process while getting all of the benefits of a new asphalt surface. There is a better option. Let’s compare Hot In-Place Recycling to a traditional mill and fill to see how Hot In-Place Recycling compares in terms of user delays.
COMPLICATED LANE CLOSURES
TOTAL STEPS REQUIRED
TRUCK TRAFFIC
MILL AND FILL HOT IN-PLACE RECYCLING
HOT IN-PLACE RECYCLING FOR THE WIN
In every category, Hot In-Place Recycling helps you take a detour around many common causes of driver delay during road resurfacing. This means:
- Quicker completion of projects (we’ve heard up to 20%)
- Fewer phone calls from irate drivers
- The opportunity to fix more roads in the same amount of time
THE BENEFITS DON’T STOP AT DRIVER DELAYS
In addition to the benefits for drivers, Hot In-Place Recycling also means:
- Costs reduced by up to 34%
- Reduced carbon footprint by up to 28%
- 100% recycled asphalt of existing pavement replacement
CAN HOT IN-PLACE RECYCLING
REDUCE YOUR DRIVER DELAYS?
