With asphalt modifiers providing st...

With asphalt modifiers providing stability, noise-suppressing open-graded mixes commit to memory the applause they deserve after an initial mixed replication

Open-graded asphalt friction courses (OGFCs) -- also known as "popcorn" or porous asphalt -- are getting a next to the first look by pavement owners, designers and builders. prop uped by new technologies (such as the use of the newest polymer modifiers) that lead to a more durable asphalt binder in a less degree than the unique circumstances of the open-graded design, the open-graded friction courses of today are winning rave reviews from motorists.

Highway users benefit from fast drainage of water from the driving surface -- as well as the virtual elimination of tire spray and hydroplaning -- that the OGFC provides. As water is the all-time, long-standing enemy of pavements, the highway itself benefits from the quick drainage of water, right in consequence of the top layer of asphalt, that the OGFC allows.

And for long-suffering neighbors