‘The half less street lighting is needed with white asphalt’

Posted on 23-07-2014 at 13:11 by MrBrown – 24 Comments”

White asphalt could annually make tens of millions of euros can save.

By the light reflection of white asphalt, there is less artificial light needed. That is what Dura Vermeer and the Dutch government conclude after two years a pilot has been turned. As of 2011, is a piece of the A35 at Hengelo used to all kinds of mengselsamenstellingen to testing, to ultimately achieve the ideal white asphalt aka ‘Luminumpave’. Also in Hoofddorp and Purmerend were teststroken constructed.

The 50% energy savings with the asphalt can be achieved, would be a huge CO2 reduction mean. In addition, it is safer because road users with each other to see better. The white asphalt is, according to Dura Vermeer is now ready to scale. The company is in conversation with the Dutch provinces of Overijssel, Noord-Holland, and Rotterdam. Who knows that we’ll be there soon white road encounter.

The white asphalt is still 2 to 3 euros per square metre more expensive than its black sibling, but that pays for itself within a couple of years back. It is expected that the white ways as the first tunnels to be built. Also at schools and in residential areas is to quickly and effectively higher to create safety. Rijkswaterstaat says to the replacement or recycling of existing asphalt, Luminumpave sure to take into consideration.

The streets will in the future literally change when the white asphalt large-scale is applied. We do wonder though whether the no annoying reflections produces when the sun shines brightly? And what about the contagiousness? If Wouter is there a couple of times over drift is the asphalt, probably black again. We will certainly hear more about. (via telegraaf.nl)