Officials unveil groundbreaking road built from unexpected material: 'Blazing a trail for others to follow'

Officials unveil groundbreaking road built from unexpected material: 'Blazing a trail for others to follow'

A new asphalt additive made of recycled plastic could help make Scottish roads more durable and eco-friendly.  The product is called EcoFlakes, and it is being tested for the first time in the United Kingdom on a road in Motherwell, Scotland, according to North Lanarkshire Council. To roll out a new layer of road, construction crews make asphalt by combining things like gravel and sand with a crude-oil byproduct called bitumen. Intense heat is a…