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Warm asphalt is becoming the industry standard

When compared to hot mix asphalt, warm mix asphalt cools has less impact on the environment and is safer for workers. The benefits of using warm asphalt as opposed to hot asphalt on South Africa’s national ..

Recycling of asphalt reduces costs

Forty percent of old road surface used in construction of four-lane dual carriage-way in the Free State. A single carriage-way between Kroonstad to Holfontein in Free State is being upgraded to four-lane dual carriage-way, thus reducing accidents and drastically ..

Reducing SANRAL’s carbon footprint for a better future

We are aware of our duty to help reduce our carbon footprint. We replace tar with asphalt, which is bitumen-based and environmentally friendly. We recycle road construction materials whereby?aggregate, bitumen and asphalt is milled from old roads, reworked and used ..

Silence on the road surface please

Roads with rough surfaces are noisiest, while asphalt is quieter ad smoother in comparison. SANRAL undertook an investigation into seal types that could potentially reduce noise, with the intention to use the resulting information to lay ..