The opening of Dutch cities in the field of innovation transport and sustainable mobility is not new, but the design of the VolkerWessels is really a paradigm shift, a new way of combining recycling, reduce emissions and optimize costs of production, installation and maintenance .
The revolutionary idea, currently being considered by the city council of Rotterdam , is an environmentally friendly alternative to asphalt. As revealed in a press conference a few days ago by VolkerWessels, the streets of the project PlasticRoad will be made entirely of recycled plastic and will help to bring down a small portion of the 1.6 million tons of CO2 emissions that the laying of asphalt causes annually in the world.
Contrary to what one might think, modules Plastic Road will require less maintenance and are designed to resist weather or extreme temperatures in a range of between -40 ° and + 80 ° .
The other interesting element is extremely easy in the pose that would be much faster than the asphalt and have a life span of three times the present compounds. Also because of their light weight, as well as reducing the load on the ground Plastic Road would make it much easier install the cables and wiring under its surface. It is able to deliver and install the prefabricated modules will lead to lower construction time and, therefore, in a less road congestion .
In short, Plastic Road seems to have no weaknesses and although, to date, it is still a project in the concept stage, the leadership of the VolkerWessels hopes to install the first entirely via “plastic” within three years. And in Rotterdam, smart city where sustainable solutions are at home, some members of the council have already come forward to be the pioneers of this new approach to the road. Jaap Peters , the city engineering office, said that the administration of the Dutch city has been positively affected by the project Plastic Road: “Rotterdam is a city open to experimentation and innovative solutions in good practice. We have a ‘laboratory street’ in which these solutions can be tested. “
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