China to open first express highway made of Construction Waste.
Q. China will open its first express highway made out of the following material:- Published on 14 Sep 15a. Construction Waste
b. Rubber Waste
c. Plastic Waste
d. None of the Above
ANSWER: Construction Waste
China will open its first express highway created from construction waste which will open in Shaanxi Province in China. This expressway is 122 km long and has a designed speed of 120 kmph. Total of 5.7 million tonne of construction waste was used for constructing the expressway. An average of 46,700 tonnes was used in each km. Use of recycled waste helped the project to avoid 3.4 million cubic meters of sand and combustion of 32,000 tonnes of coal. Land saved has created USD 47.07 million in benefits for the economy.
