UT Arlington’s plastic road project paves the way for sustainability

UT Arlington’s plastic road project paves the way for sustainability
Photo: Tiffany Liou

ARLINGTON, Texas — Cracked and worn-out roads can be frustrating to drivers, but at the University of Texas at Arlington, a civil engineering professor and his researchers are hoping to create a long-term solution.

Dr. Sahadat Hossain leads the team made up of PhD students and a post-doctoral research associate. They’ve spent the last three to four years on a plastic road project to reuse wasted plastic in asphalt.

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