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Tires become projectiles Debris Deceleration of vehicle Burning Smoke Leachate

Disposal Low cost Maintenance Ease of installation Smooth Reduced maintenance Potential reuse Ease of installation Reduced maintenance Easy to adjust Durability Strength Durability Lightweight Sound loss Water-draining Stable roadway Cost Ease of installation Shock absorbing Resist chemical damage Durability Adapted from Uses of Recycled Rubber Tires in Highways, National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), Transportation

Experimental project Tire-sand inertial barrier Bases for tubular markers Pending projects Bases for vertical panel supports Routine use Experimental only Laminated tires for planks and posts Sound barrier walls Aggregate drain rock replacement Whole tires bound together to form culvert Erosion control, safety barriers, retaining walls, dikes, levees

Colorado Connecticut Oregon Pennsylvania Texas Oregon Pennsylvania Oregon California Ontario Pennsylvania Vermont Minnesota

Safety hardware Railroad crossings Valve box coverings Planks and posts Drainage material Culvert Interlocking block Source: D.C., 1994.

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