Asphalt Economical and Green

Asphalt is an economical friendly green substance. Manufacturers obtain asphalt from the refinery of crude oils. Asphalt is the residue found in the bottom of the barrel. It is a dark sticky substance and highly viscous. Another name for asphalt is bitumen. This is the popular reference to asphalt outside of the United States. Asphalt properties are the ability to waterproof and bind aggregate particles. This makes Asphalt a multi-faceted material with many usages.

Asphalt usage is in surprisingly in multiple various items; among these are roads, bike and walking paths, liner for both sanitary and hazardous waste landfills and liners for drinking water reservoirs and fish hatcheries. You can find asphalt in roofing material, coatings, adhesives and even certain batteries 

Road construction is the primary use of asphalt. The United States use billions lbs of asphalt annually and will continue to use asphalt as population grows and the need for road infrastructure continues. It is a fact that asphalt plays a fundamental role in the building and maintaining of our communities.

Asphalt is an excellent investment. Technological advances in asphalt provide cost-effective and green solutions. Asphalt will continue to move forward the goals of comfortable living while ensuring the investments that this country has made in the infrastructure.