TechJalopnikabout 1 hour ago
Maine's 1992 Tire Road Experiment Backfired
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Maine buried 20,000 shredded tires under Dingley Road in 1992 to reduce frost and waste. By 1996, similar Washington State roads emitted toxic smoke and benzene, requiring costly excavation. Underground tire fires made the practice obsolete.
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