The solar roadways is a concept to modernize the road system.It is made up of glass and photo receptors which can collect solar energy.The glass can bear up to 250000 lbs. and the layer above that glass provides traction.The energy stored is then used in displaying the roadway markings.Asphalt that is used in roads is a compound extracted from the oil.Oil crisis will make it difficult to reconstruct broken and aging road infrastructure.Glass is mostly made up of sand which is never gonna be in crisis.
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Though it seems quite fictitious,president and senators have given speech on the implementation of this plan.It not just powers roads but also has the capacity to power every home in United States if all roads are replaced with this panels made out of renewable resources and sand.The company is developing the technology in the silent corner.Federal Highway Administration and donations are supporting the company through money required for it's dispatch.Even though the challenges it poses,the challenges our aging roads are posing are pretty big.
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