• veroxii
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    16 hours ago

    Maybe I’m just a dumb Australian but what are they doing exactly? Painting a street? Why? Is it purely decorative or is there some functional purpose eg “seals the surface so ice during winter doesn’t crack it”

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      15 hours ago

      Applying sealer to asphalt every few years extends how long the asphalt lasts before it has to be replaced.

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        14 hours ago

        Thanks. I can see how our Australian tradition of letting roads just go to shit confused me.

        I guess we don’t really have freeze and thaw cycles. Only hot and even hotter cycles.

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      I just think it’s a thin layer of tarmac? Maybe to smooth out the road more and reduce noise.