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Impacts

How pavements affect their surroundings: tire and construction noise, urban heat and cool pavements, and pollution.

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  • Pavement Noise

    Noise from the tire/pavement interaction has significant effects. Besides being a nuisance to people, it can have measurable health and economic impacts.

  • Cool Pavement: General

    "Cool pavements refer to a range of established and emerging materials. These pavement technologies tend to store less heat and may have lower surface temperatures compared with conventional products.

  • Key Pollution Concepts

    The connection between pavement and pollution may not be immediately obvious. However, the United States has nearly four million miles of roads. (Low Impact Development Center, Inc. et.

  • Construction Noise

    Healthy humans can hear audible sound with a range of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz with a maximum intensity at 3,000 Hz.