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soggymuffinz OP t1_iu2fg9d wrote

That's interesting. What's the highest temperature asphalt can be laid out in?

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gentle_doom t1_iu2gimx wrote

I think they typically like min of 40. But also the entire week has to be consistent in the 40’s and rising because it’s cost a lot for the actual asphalt plant to be running so they don’t just open and close on a daily basis. They need to have orders. And on that subject concrete is also tough to place in cold temps slowing down a lot of construction but concrete actually produces it’s own heat during curing and blankets can keep that work going thru winter but asphalt is what a majority of our roads are made of here in PA.

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soggymuffinz OP t1_iu2h98m wrote

That's good to know! I was genuinely curious! I find that stuff interesting.

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