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dyfhid t1_jabbux3 wrote

Then there's comparison with roads outside the US...

"European highways actually carry more traffic and considerably heavier truck weights than U.S. roads, yet they are smoother and far sturdier. European highways are designed by their builders to last 40 years; the projected life of American roads is half as long."

https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,159579,00.html#:~:text=European%20highways%20actually%20carry%20more,roads%20is%20half%20as%20long.

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ArbitraryOrder t1_jac2qwg wrote

Part of the reason we use worse materials is because the colder climate and more snow rips the roads up faster. For our altitude we get about the same amount of snow as northern Sweden, which is absurd to think about.

https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/snow-extent-northern-hemisphere-christmas-rising-usa-eu-forecast-rrc/

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akmjolnir t1_jacyit3 wrote

How much snowfall does northern Sweden get?

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