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Durability of
Lithocrete®
A
ll Lithocrete® materials
are extremely durable,
and as the photo on the
right indicates, can with-
stand heavy bus and truck traffic.
Shaw & Sons used a conventional
High Early, heavy highway mix design
over compacted road base, and
although not recommended, these
routes were opened for use only
three days after placing the concrete.
Shaw & Sons’ Lithocrete® paving has
been specified for use on many public works projects by Southern
California municipalities, including
the City of Santa Monica, Newport
Beach, Brea, Hermosa Beach, Beverly
Hills,Anaheim, Los Angeles, Culver
City, and Long Beach.
Close-up of green glass Lithocrete® crosswalk paving.
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Glass Lithocrete® installed by Shaw & Sons more than four years ago in four lanes at each
intersection in Santa Monica still retain its original appearance. Robin Brailsford was the artist of
the intersection design. Intersections include:
• Fourth and Broadway
• Fourth and Santa Monica
• Second and Santa Monica
• Second and Broadway
• Third and Broadway
• Third and Santa Monica
Robin Brailsford, Intersection Design Artist