Recycled Roadbase: The Eco-friendly Construction Material

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Queensland and Western Australia are the fastest growing regions in Australia. Any growing region requires infrastructure and connectivity to enjoy the benefits of a free flowing trade. It is therefore no surprise that road construction is being undertaken in a big way in and around Brisbane – The largest city in Queensland and the hub of its economic activity.
Using Recycled Concrete Roadbase materials is one such example of building roads in an environmental conscious way. They have many advantages over traditional quarry based road bases. The first and foremost advantage is their eco friendly nature. They are the best road base material from an environmental perspective and as per official estimates they have up to 65% less carbon footprint compared to traditional quarry processes. This is a massive amount of saving in terms of Carbon-dioxide emissions. They also preserve our natural resources that are used in quarry processes such as rock and sand.
The second benefit of recycled Roadbase Material is that they ...
... present a natural waste disposal mechanism. With a huge quantity of waster material getting generated every year, management of this waste is a significant cost in terms of time and manpower. With advanced technology we can process the waste and test its strength in terms of withstanding high load and longevity against standard quarry road bases. In fact even keeping aside the environmental benefit these recycle road base materials are able to match the other options available.
The Recycled Concrete Roadbase materials not only match but are economically more viable compared to standard virgin quarry road base material. The recycle road base material has lower density compared to virgin quarry which translates into more volume per unit weight. So you can fill more surface area with less quantity hence the material cost is reduced. Most recycled road base materials are around 15-20% lower in density directly translating into a cost saving. The lower density means it is lighter to transport so you will save on transportation costs. These cost savings are significant in bringing down your overall project budget and it means faster implementation.
If you have doubts about their strength, safety and longevity then put them to rest as recycled road base materials are manufactured and tested keeping in mind the highest standards. These products are accordance with the latest Transport and Main Roads specifications. The tests are accepted by all the relevant councils. These materials are in no way inferior to standard virgin quarry road base options.
Recycled Road base materials are of multiple types and can be used large infrastructure projects like the construction of a major road as well as smaller projects like intermediate and minor roads. They can also be used in residential and industrial subdivisions, private roads within complexes, pathways, car parks, driveways and other hard stand areas. The density of recycled road base material used in smaller projects like car park, driveways and hardstand areas is lower at around 1.8-2.0 Tonne/cubic meter. For larger project it is advised to use a slightly heavier recycled road base material of around 2.3-2.4 Tonne/cubic meter density. But even at this density they are lighter than the virgin quarry products.
In recent times there have been a few large projects which have used recycled road base material. The prominent ones are Brisbane airport hanger project - the ‘Qantas Hanger’ , The Clem 7 Tunnel which is the North South By-pass Tunnel and new complex for Emergency Services at Zillmere. So the next time you are about to start a construction project which required road base think about the environment, think about recycled road base material.