Faktrum I learned that the largest road construction company KWS Infra from Holland and specialists from VolkerWessels are going to begin in the near future the first project on the planet to create highways made of plastic. Recycled roads synthetic material to begin with they will appear in Rotterdam. City authorities have already agreed to implement the project. Its authors are now looking for partners to carry out the work.
The creators of the “eternal” roads project claim that they will be devoid of many of the disadvantages of traditional pavement and will become much more resistant to abrasion and temperature changes than even the most modern asphalt. It is also important that the new highways will help clean the oceans of the world from the huge amount of garbage that has accumulated there. The fact is that plastic for road construction will be processed from waste caught in the world's oceans.
Plastic routes will be installed in a matter of weeks, unlike traditional technology, at which these construction works it takes several months. Lightweight and reliable plastic structures will be laid on top of leveled sand.
Interestingly, there is no need to dig special trenches to lay communications along such roads. Accordingly, this will save both time and money. The design of the plastic plate is hollow inside. It already provides the possibility of using for various cables and even plumbing.
On the company's official page at social network Facebook claims that the new kind road surface will not be exposed to such misfortunes as ditches and pits. They will be able to withstand a temperature range from -40 to +80 degrees Celsius, will be resistant to chemicals and will be almost completely maintenance-free.
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Such routes will last many times longer than conventional ones. They are less susceptible to abrasion and other damage, and will also cost less. In addition, new highways will help clean up trash from the world's oceans.
The largest road construction company KWS Infra from Holland and specialists from VolkerWessels are going to soon begin the first project on the planet to create highways made of plastic. Roads made from recycled synthetic material will first appear in Rotterdam. City authorities have already agreed to implement the project. Its authors are now looking for partners to carry out the work.
1. The creators of the “eternal” road project claim that they will be devoid of many of the disadvantages of traditional pavement and will become much more resistant to abrasion and temperature changes than even the most modern asphalt. It is also important that the new highways will help clean the oceans of the world from the huge amount of garbage that has accumulated there. The fact is that plastic for road construction will be processed from waste caught in the world's oceans. 
2. Plastic routes will be installed in a matter of weeks, in contrast to traditional technology, in which these construction works take several months. Lightweight and reliable plastic structures will be laid on top of leveled sand. 
3. Interestingly, there is no need to dig special trenches for laying communications along such roads. Accordingly, this will save both time and money. The design of the plastic plate is hollow inside. It already provides the ability to use various cables and even water pipes. 
4. The company’s official page on the social network Facebook claims that the new type of road surface will not be susceptible to such scourges as ditches and holes. It will be able to withstand a temperature range from -40 to +80 degrees Celsius, will be resistant to chemicals and will be almost completely maintenance-free.
Such routes will last many times longer than conventional ones. They are less susceptible to abrasion and other damage, and will also cost less. In addition, new highways will help clean up trash from the world's oceans.
The largest road construction company KWS Infra from Holland and specialists from VolkerWessels are going to soon begin the first project on the planet to create highways made of plastic. Roads made from recycled synthetic material will first appear in Rotterdam. City authorities have already agreed to implement the project. Its authors are now looking for partners to carry out the work.
1. The creators of the “eternal” road project claim that they will be devoid of many of the disadvantages of traditional pavement and will become much more resistant to abrasion and temperature changes than even the most modern asphalt. It is also important that the new highways will help clean the oceans of the world from the huge amount of garbage that has accumulated there. The fact is that plastic for road construction will be processed from waste caught in the world's oceans.
2. Plastic routes will be installed in a matter of weeks, in contrast to traditional technology, in which these construction works take several months. Lightweight and reliable plastic structures will be laid on top of leveled sand.
3. Interestingly, there is no need to dig special trenches for laying communications along such roads. Accordingly, this will save both time and money. The design of the plastic plate is hollow inside. It already provides the ability to use various cables and even water pipes.
In the Netherlands they figured out how to make cheap and quality roads from recycled materials.
Road construction technology is currently being developed by the Dutch construction company VolkerWessels, whose specialists propose to build roads from plastic. It is proposed to extract raw materials for this from the oceans, where garbage thrown out by humans already forms.
Usually modern roads made from asphalt concrete, the cost of which is high. A futuristic track called Smart Highway was built near the city of Osso.
A plastic road can last three times longer than a regular asphalt road. When driving a car on a plastic road surface, the wheels will produce less sound. According to company representatives, new technology will make it possible to reduce construction costs and increase the durability of highways. The process of constructing plastic roads will take several weeks, but not months, as is the case with asphalt roads. This requires only a leveled sand area.
According to the creators, the new roads will have almost no defects, and in addition, they will clean up the world's oceans, which have accumulated a truly monstrous amount of waste from polymer materials. So far, only a test section of the road 500 meters long is open.
It is possible that scientists eventually managed to find a use for all those billions of tons that pollute our planet.
Perhaps it was the Romans who built the first army troops, slaves and officials for land movement. But under new trends, it may happen that the future associated with the development of roads will come to us from the country of tulips - Holland.
What is it? But here's the thing: the asphalt that has long been familiar to us may soon be replaced by recycled plastic. Of course, if the Dutch company VolkerVessels continues to develop this project.
But don't feed vain hopes for quick changes, because the idea is in development and exists only on paper. In addition, the minds of the company believe that plastic roads will be the starting point for silent road surfaces, as well as integrated modular construction, as well as more convenient energy supply. Because there is a hollow space inside the PlasticRoad, which can be used to accommodate cables and power lines, as well as pipelines or a rainwater drainage system. Lightweight plastic blocks can be easily joined together on a sand surface. It's like playing with Lego.
Safety test
The next step of the project will be the construction of a prototype coating in laboratory conditions and testing the surface for reliability.
Moreover, PlasticRoad will be made from recycled material, but despite this, it is believed that it will be three or more times stronger than standard road surfaces. This means that the risk of it becoming covered with cracks and potholes is practically zero.
As for the cost of the innovation, naturally it will be many times more expensive than asphalt pavement. But, according to the creators, given the longevity, the investment should prove its worth in the long term.
Another thing worth taking into account is that PlasticRoad is unpretentious and requires virtually no maintenance. It is not subject to corrosion and does not depend on weather conditions, calmly withstands temperature changes from -40 to 80 degrees Celsius. Besides, quite . Calculations predict that the service life of roads will triple. This means that quite a bit of money is required for road maintenance and, accordingly, the number of traffic jams is reduced, which is good news.
