If you drive on State Highway 205 or Goliad Road in Rockwall, you are helping test a new asphalt mix engineered by student researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington.
“So, you know we are trying to solve two problems; one plastic waste, which is creating a lot of issues. Two, cracked roads or potholes,” UTA Engineering Professor and Director of Solid Waste Institute for Sustainability Dr. Sahadat Hossain said.
For years, UTA researchers have been trying different kinds of plastics and different formulas, trying to find the right recipe for roads…