The Cool Pavement Program started in 2020 and researchers have been analyzing the impacts the coating has on the urban heat island effect. MORE ⬇️
The special street coating is being applied to neighborhood streets in Laveen on Tuesday. The specific area getting the temperature-lowering coating is the area of Lower Buckeye Road and Durango Street between 83rd and 79th avenues.
"The seal coat material is a water-based, non-toxic, recyclable product. It is not paint. It is an emulsion made of water, asphalt, polymers and filler minerals that bond to asphalt," according to the city. An initial study found that areas with the special coating, compared to traditional asphalt, had average surface temperatures 10-12 degrees cooler in some of the hottest times of the day.
The study also found the nighttime air temperature was about a half-degree lower over the special surfaces. RELATED STORIES:
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