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Default Rather interesting...glass roads.

On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 13:11:11 -0800, Gunner Asch
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On Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:32:18 -0500, "Michael A. Terrell"
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Gunner Asch wrote:

http://www.wimp.com/solarhighways/



They paved some roads with 'Glassfalt' in ohio in the '70s & '80s. They
were great at night, since they reflected a little light from your
headlights on rural roads.


How did they hold up?


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It's been tried up here into Ontario too. Stood up pretty well.