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The road to cool

The City of Perth will begin a trial of heat-reflective ‘cool roads’ in East Perth and Crawley next week, testing whether lighter-coloured road surfaces can help reduce the heat felt on city streets. Sections of roads in these areas will be coated with a lighter asphalt treatment designed to reflect sunlight rather than absorb it like traditional dark tarmac. The trial is the first of its kind on WA roads. The City of Perth said similar coatings…
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westernindependent.com.au broke the news in on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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