ROADS OF STEEL.
Tie enormous amount of traffic upon Britain's main roads nowadays is causing.road constructors to do muea-wear-ing of their thinking-caps. It is surprising how soon a tarmac surface can wear in-to Iholes/ and even solid concrete many inches thick may proVe urieqtral to. 4?fce road construction is being tried out in King's Boad,. Chelsea. B^ere one may see v a section of steed road. This consists ■«f■; a continuous network of tough, steel, wihoae intersjtiees are filled up witk concrete. On. the surfaeej fcowever, tie m>ett'erriic strains. An entirely new ideal in al grid is directly exposed to the wheels of vehicles which pass over it. The now flteel road is claimed to be absolutely I safe,, since vekiedes do »ot skid vpon it ■•even on the greasiest' days, and it is maintained that it will last more than twice as long as any other kind of road befoTe repairs become necessary.
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Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 9, 24 July 1930, Page 6
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154ROADS OF STEEL. Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 9, 24 July 1930, Page 6
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