NVI NewRoad Asphalt Additive delivers durability and Environmental Benefits
State and local governments can stretch the historic $110 billion federal outlay for roads and bridges while also addressing some of the nationโs most pressing environmental challenges, an authority in asphalt additives noted.
In his Earth Week comments, Mark Beeman, president of Orlando-basedย NVI Advanced Materials Group, said using NVIAMGโs NewRoadยฎ additive made with recycled plastic makes asphalt last as much as 50% longer. That is a boon to capital improvement budgets everywhere, and to taxpayers.
In addition, using NewRoadยฎ keeps plastic, one of the worldโs most troublesome pollutants, out of landfills and waterways and reduces carbon emissions associated with asphalt production.
โThe road and bridge work planned as part of the bipartisan, $1 trillion federalย Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Actย has been called the largest such effort since the interstate system was constructed from 1956 to 1992,โ Beeman said. โItโs an important moment in our nationโs history, and one that can be even more significant if we take steps to use the resources as wisely as possible.โ
โTaxpayers are interested in cost savings and addressing the twin environmental challenges of plastic pollution and climate change. NewRoadยฎ provides one important tool to help address both,โ Beeman added.
NewRoadยฎ asphalt significantly increases road life, delaying future carbon emissions associated with maintaining a certain road. NVIAMG has never had a tear-out in more than five years of NewRoadยฎ applications across diverse climates in the United States.
The highly engineered polymers in NewRoadยฎ are created using waste plastic from commercial and industrial and residential sources, in effect turning grocery bags and milk jugs into a product that keeps those items out of the environment. For example, more than 300,000 pounds of NewRoadยฎ was used in the Des Moines, Iowa metro last year, the equivalent of 15 million water bottles.
By using plastic that already exists, NVIAMG avoids the emissions associated with virgin plastic.
โWhat we need in these projects is durability, sustainability and affordability,โ Beeman said. โNewRoadยฎ can be a key to meeting those goals.โ
NewRoadยฎ has been used in state and local highways, city streets, sprawling parking lots at tech companiesโ server farms, and at major car dealerships.
