The bipartisan infrastructure deal will invest $110 billion of new funds for major projects over the next five years. But one scientist says rather than patching crumbling roads, it’s time to build better ones.
EVANSTON, Ill. — The bipartisan infrastructure deal will invest $110 billion of new funds for roads, bridges, and major projects over the next five years. But one scientist says rather than patching crumbling roads, it’s time to build better ones.
Inside her laboratory, far from the stress of crumbling roads, scientist Ange-Therese Akono is trying to find a solution to the problem. “We can think of a net that's going to be enmeshed with the grains of cement,” explained Akono. “And that mesh is really, really strong. So that's going to be preventing cracks from propagating. And it's going to hold the cement together.”
In Indiana - ranked second in the nation for its problems with potholes - they’ve dedicated 155,000-man hours, used 12,200 tons of material and spent $5.7 million on pothole repairs in one recent year.
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