@Kb - have you stopped taking the tablets again?

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Just clicked on the link there and it worked.

The links were removed due to people mis-using it to find Golden Postcodes, but the page is still there.

https://pickmypostcode.com/entries-search/

Snip link hasn't been removed yet, but it's finishing soon.

I was on a bus the other day and noticed fairly bad cracking right down the centre of the road. It's obviously related to doing each half separately, but when I looked closer I wasn't all that surprised when I saw the size of the aggregate used. Instead of using a surface layer they'd used the size that would normally only be used on the lower layers, no wonder it was all breaking up.

Whilst on holiday in Africa many years ago we followed workers as they stripped cleared and resurfaced a road. The road didn't need closing as the traffic was running at a reasonable speed and just following the various machines involved in the work. In the time it takes to do a single short carriageway over here, they could do a full motorway there and be much better quality, cheaper, and not be full of potholes.

@FergieMad I can't image wintery conditions being too much of a problem in Ghana.

Could be a fire hazard in hot weather. They will still dig up the roads so what will happen to the plastic waste. I have just bought a new Eco washing-up bowl from B&M - made from plastic waste - it is pretty strong. Some of the best inventions in the Earth Shot prize come from people, with little money, working on problems in their local community.

Wouldn’t the additions of plastic also make the road surface extra slippery in Winter?

Yes, adding waste plastic can reduce traffic noise levels. However, the noise reduction is not a direct result of the plastic material's sound-absorbing properties. Rather, it comes from how the plastic alters the physical structure and texture of the road surface

Plastic modified bitumen creates a tighter, more uniform seal over the stone aggregates. This results in a noticeably smoother road surface. A smoother surface directly reduces the friction and tyre-pavement vibrations that generate the "roar" of traffic. [🤔💭What about skidding on wet 💧💦roads?]

Yes, plastic-infused binders make excellent permanent pothole repairs, but they generally require professional, industrial processing rather than a basic DIY melting method.

Because the "dry process" relies on heating stone aggregate to 170°C to flash-melt the plastic, you cannot simply melt consumer plastic waste into a hole with a torch. Doing so creates weak, uneven patches and releases toxic fumes. Instead, the industry relies on pre-formulated polymer-modified cold-lay asphalt for quick repairs. Once compacted into a hole, plastic-modified cold mixes bind mechanically and can be opened to vehicles immediately without waiting for a lengthy cooling or curing cycle. The added polymers allow the patch to bend slightly under heavy truck tyres rather than cracking apart at the seams.