A booth manned by Liberty Tire Recycling has been
promoting the features and benefits of rubberized
asphalt at the annual meeting of the Southeastern
Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials (SASHTO) in Louisville, Ky.
More than 1,000 transportation officials are showcasing
their materials, technology and professional services at
the event.
“Municipalities across the country are constantly facing
shrinking budgets and are looking for ways to trim costs
while still maintaining proper treatment of their
roads,” says CEO Jeff Kendall.
“At Liberty Tire Recycling, we are pleased to have a
presence at SASHTO to demonstrate how rubberized asphalt
offers value to cities and towns,” he adds. “It is an
eco-friendly, cost-effective alternative to traditional
paving material.”
Liberty is helping to make many of the nation’s highways
and roadways safer and more durable through the creation
of rubberized asphalt, according to Kendall.
The company provides crumb rubber to a host of
municipalities and states. Paving contractors then mix
the crumb rubber with traditional asphalt to produce a
high-performance alternative to traditional paving
materials.
“Rubberized asphalt resists cracking and rutting, it
improves skid resistance and it makes for a quieter
ride,” Kendall says. “It also decreases maintenance
costs and provides an outlet for scrap tires that may
have otherwise ended up in a landfill.”
For more information, visit www.libertytire.com.
