Recycled tires under a Southwest Michigan street prevent cracks, costly repairs

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI — Southwest Michigan road commissioners are using recycled tires to extend the life of a residential road in Mottville Township.

Just north of the Indiana border, M-103 branches off to Old M-103, a 0.46 mile stretch of cracking pavement.

In 2024, the St. Joseph County Road Commission tested a road treatment that uses recycled rubber from old tires as a flexible layer beneath asphalt…

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