INDUSTRY NEWS
Porous Asphalt: Eco-Friendly Green Asphalt Paving
By Brad Anderson
and Priscilla Tsai
With every passing year, the need to protect the environment
becomes increasingly obvious. The natural resources that sup-
port life on this planet are far from infinite. One resource that
is under constant attack is the global water system. Between
pollutants and trash, the planet’s water supply has been se-
verely challenged. In recent years, a great deal of attention has
been given to the need to keep contaminants out of lakes and
rivers. That is precisely what the environmentally green pave-
ment known as “porous asphalt” is intended to accomplish.
In the past decades, porous asphalt pavements have been gain-
ing popularity as a storm water best management practice.
How Porous Asphalt Works
Porous asphalt contains many tiny pores that let water enter
the pavement. Water then percolates through the pavement
and into a drainage system that lies immediately underneath
the pavement.
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Porous asphalt, such as the pavement shown on the right,
creates a drainage system channels the water back into the soil
instead of into the storm sewer.
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