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Old 07-01-2023, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill14564 View Post
As I understand it, the concern is less about the material when used as a roadway and more about what happens after the road is abandoned. When the road is abandoned that material becomes a soil contaminant that could potentially wind up in someone's back yard or foundation.

It's a long-term consideration which may or may not result in actual harm. The concern today is that this consideration is being ignored by using harmless-sounding words like feasibility study and demonstration project.
How many roads have been abandoned in this country? It is way too expensive to abandon an existing roadway to build a new one.