Offenbach's climate stop: New street surface fails in the test!

Offenbach's climate stop: New street surface fails in the test!

Obere Grenzstraße, 63069 Offenbach, Deutschland - In Offenbach, the innovative street covering "Climate Palatization" causes excitement. Developed by the building contractor Lutz Weiler, this special asphalt should not only protect the soil, but also contribute to cooling and water intake in urban areas. After a test phase of about a year, which was carried out on a section of the upper Grenzstrasse, the city now announced that the covering is not suitable for permanent use due to high costs and technical difficulties, such as op-online.de reported.

The "climate position" could be confirmed as more permeable than conventional asphalt through tests, but this also brings challenges. The covering is more porous, which means that dirt and waste penetrate faster and the streets would have to be cleaned more often, which would further increase the already higher costs for this special asphalt. In addition, in order to make room for the water -storing material, the streets would have to be felled out much deeper. This could lead to a transfer of existing supply lines, as explained in the city's report.

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