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\n A Bx12 travels along Fordham Road in the Bronx. Credit: NYC DOT<\/p>\n
NYC DOT Tests New Asphalt Mixes With up to 96% Recycled Material to Improve Road Durability and
\n Reduce Carbon Footprint<\/p>\n
Innovative new asphalt mixes made of recycled plastic bottles and steel byproduct could provide
\n smoother roads and reduce the city\u2019s carbon emissions<\/p>\n
NYC DOT is testing the new asphalt mixes on Fordham Road, where the Mamdani administration is
\n delivering a major project to provide fast bus service to 130,000 daily riders<\/p>\n
\n A Bx12 travels along Fordham Road in the Bronx. Credit: NYC DOT<\/p>\n
NEW YORK \u2013 New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn announced \u201cAs the leading municipal transportation agency in the country, we are always looking to innovate\u2014and that is why we NYC DOT is using the new asphalt in the eastern section of Fordham Road, from Webster Avenue to Southern Boulevard.\n<\/p>\n About the New Asphalt Mixes<\/p>\n Steel Slag Asphalt Mix \u2013 NYC DOT is testing a steel slag asphalt mix made with 96% recycled material, NYC DOT is a national leader in the use of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP). NYC DOT\u2019s two in-house asphalt plants Since 2019, NYCDOT has been experimenting with asphalt The Fordham ###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NYC DOT Tests New Asphalt Mixes With up to 96% Recycled Material to Improve Road Durability and Reduce…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":381165,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-381164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=381164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/381164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/381165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=381164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=381164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=381164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n today the agency is testing two innovative recycled asphalt mixes that could improve roadway durability and reduce
\n the city\u2019s carbon footprint, with one mix made almost completely from recycled material. One of the asphalt mixes
\n incorporates recycled plastic, and the other uses byproducts from steel production. The two different mixes are
\n being tested on Fordham Road in the Bronx, where NYC DOT is redesigning
\n the corridor to add safety
\n upgrades and new offset bus lanes<\/a> that will speed up bus service and reliability for 130,000 daily riders
\n along the busiest bus corridor in the Bronx.<\/p>\n
\n are testing new asphalt mixes to reduce potholes and our carbon footprint,\u201d said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike
\n Flynn. \u201cWe look forward to testing these products as part of our transformational bus and safety
\n upgrades on Fordham Road and monitoring how they withstand the tough weather conditions of New York City.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n including
\n 66% from recycled steel slag aggregate, the byproduct of steelmaking. The inclusion of steel slag in asphalt
\n could
\n reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve roadway durability, including in heavy-traffic corridors, like those
\n with bus lanes.
\n Plastic Asphalt \u2013 NYC DOT is also testing an asphalt mix that incorporates waste plastic, such as
\n material derived
\n from drinking bottles, to modify the asphalt binder as an alternative to virgin polymers. This recycled asphalt
\n used
\n in this project alone will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 56.6 metric tons (124,800 pounds) of
\n CO\u2082
\n equivalent, which equates to the emissions generated by 144,135 miles driven by an average gasoline-powered
\n passenger vehicle. It also incorporates the equivalent of more than 1.9 million plastic bottles into the
\n pavement.<\/p>\n
\n currently produce asphalt with an average of 40% recycled material. By incorporating recycled material into its
\n asphalt, the city can save money both by shrinking the amount of new asphalt material needed for repaving and
\n reducing the costs associated with transporting recycled materials to landfills.<\/p>\n
\n mixtures containing up to 50% recycled roadway
\n materials<\/a> on a limited scale while monitoring their field performance. And in 2026, NYCDOT developed a 50%
\n RAP mix in-house for future use on city streets.<\/p>\n
\n Road bus lane project<\/a> is part of Mayor Mamdani\u2019s Next
\n Stop: Fast Buses,
\n Better Service<\/a> plan to make bus trips faster, more comfortable, and more reliable. The plan will
\n shorten average commutes by up to six minutes across 175 bus routes, including Fordham Road.<\/p>\n