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Conventional Streets & Local Roads
The true cost of any street lies in its life cycle cost; the total of initial construction costs AND all maintenance expenses over the life of the roadway. Concrete has much lower life cycle cost than asphalt.
- Concrete has the ability to withstand the harshest weather of both extremes.
- A 10-year study conducted in 20 cities in Kansas shows that over 1500 miles of concrete streets averaged an annual maintenance cost of $425 per mile, while asphalt averaged $4,000 per mile.
- Concrete roads have a design life of 40 + years, more than double other pavements. Records from Sioux City, Iowa show an average of 58 years of use before replacement or resurfacing of concrete roads becomes necessary.
- America's first concrete street was built in Bellfontaine, Ohio in 1891 and is still in service today.
- Rigid pavement spreads point-load of vehicles over a larger area and carries heavy loads better than flexible pavements.
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