Michael Bauser · @bauser
5 followers · 127 posts · Server a2mi.social#Roadconstruction in Downtown #Ypsilanti makes crossing Michigan Ave on foot a real adventure today. Come on, I just want to buy my wife some ice cream!
Michael Bauser · @bauser
2 followers · 93 posts · Server a2mi.social
Between the #roadconstruction and the Canadian #smoke, Downtown #Ypsilanti is is emptier than during the #Pandemic!
#pandemic #ypsilanti #smoke #roadconstruction
BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
84 followers · 484 posts · Server mastodon.au
How is Bellingen's "Road Renewal Program" going?
The road reconstruction of Gleniffer Road and diversion (Roses Road) is supposed to be completed by July 2023.
A preview at what once was a scenic forest road has now the charm of a highway.
Apart from the logging scars along it, the road is widened and reveals steep bare gullies where the biodiverse flora and fauna has been eliminated.
The widened shoulders of the 'highway' are mostly lined with prefabricated concrete gutters and culverts. The most fertile layer of the earth is sealed with a thick layer of cement. A rock-hard second skin entombs the living, fertile soil and brings great convenience to fossil fuel enthusiasts on their 'drive'. The road shoulder used to be soft with terrestrial orchids growing on the edges. Now it's given the hard shoulder to channel runoff and pollution down into the bush and the creeks as a fast runoff. It's called taming nature.
Concrete is considered the most destructive material on Earth, it is one of the main producers of carbon dioxide. “If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest carbon dioxide emitter in the world with up to 2.8bn tonnes, surpassed only by China and the US.”
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/25/concrete-the-most-destructive-material-on-earth
The channeled cement gutter flow of these hydraulic stormwater structures has negative impacts on stream habitats and biota. Migrating animals find the widened road with slick cement hard to cross. The water quality and habitat become fragmented and degraded.
Soon the speeding vehicles will crack the cement blocks (As can be seen at any NSW roundabout) and they will crumble as rubbish into the bush.
The project doesn't seem to add to Australia's ‘fair share’ to contain global heating or refraining from engaging in extinction.
#Bellingen #Roads #subdivisions #logging #GlenifferRd #RosesRd #RoadConstruction #Soil #Erosion #Runoff #Flooding #Cement #Cars #FossilFuel #ClimateEmergency #Energy
#bellingen #roads #subdivisions #logging #glenifferrd #rosesrd #roadconstruction #soil #erosion #runoff #flooding #cement #cars #fossilfuel #climateemergency #energy
BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
68 followers · 438 posts · Server mastodon.au
Planning for Reduced #Emissions from #RoadConstruction
"The construction sector accounts for about one-quarter of global carbon dioxide #emissions. The main contributing factors are manufacture of carbon-intense structural materials, such as steel and cement, and heavy transport needed to bring materials on site. Many lifecycle assessments have evaluated the carbon footprint of road construction or elements of it. But few studies have taken a comprehensive view of options to reduce #GHG emissions along the entire road #construction #SupplyChain".
https://blog.bluebeam.com/road-construction-emissions/
#Roads #Asphalt Cars #HeavyMachinery #Climate #Bellingen #GlenniferRd
#Electrify #ConstructionEquipment #Earth #Boundaries
#emissions #roadconstruction #ghg #construction #supplychain #roads #asphalt #heavymachinery #climate #bellingen #glenniferrd #electrify #constructionequipment #earth #boundaries
NIOO-KNAW · @niooknaw
17 followers · 34 posts · Server social.edu.nl
New publication: Anthropogenic activities in the #páramo trigger ecological shifts in Tropical
#Andeanlakes. #pollen #roadconstruction #diatoms #multiproxy
https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2023.9
#paramo #andeanlakes #pollen #roadconstruction #diatoms #multiproxy
dustcircle :verified: · @dustcircle
140 followers · 3852 posts · Server masto.aiSix killed when car slams into #Maryland #roadconstruction crew
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-county/bs-md-co-baltimore-beltway-i695-killed-20230322-ojsuqlt6dfbpbhlks4ph22bx6m-story.html
Tina M Casey · @Casey
36 followers · 67 posts · Server newsie.social
New in-road wireless EV charging project pulls ESG rug out from under #Indiana state AG Todd Rokita (shocker!)
#evcharging #EVs #ElectricVehicles #ElectricCars #abortionrights #innovation #electricity #electrification #Automotive #automotiveindustry #automobile #roadconstruction #roads #electrified #cement #cementindustry
#indiana #evcharging #evs #electricvehicles #electriccars #abortionrights #innovation #electricity #electrification #automotive #Automotiveindustry #automobile #roadconstruction #roads #electrified #cement #cementindustry
Tina M Casey · @Casey
67 followers · 80 posts · Server mastodon.greenNew in-road wireless EV charging project pulls ESG rug out from under #Indiana state AG Todd Rokita (shocker!)
#evcharging #EVs #ElectricVehicles #ElectricCars #abortionrights #innovation #electricity #electrification #Automotive #automotiveindustry #automobile #roadconstruction #roads #electrified #cement #cementindustry
#indiana #EVcharging #EVs #electricvehicles #electriccars #abortionrights #innovation #electricity #electrification #automotive #Automotiveindustry #automobile #roadconstruction #roads #electrified #cement #cementindustry
Tina M Casey · @Casey
608 followers · 90 posts · Server masthead.socialNew in-road wireless EV charging project pulls ESG rug out from under #Indiana state AG Todd Rokita (shocker!)
#evcharging #EVs #ElectricVehicles #ElectricCars #abortionrights #innovation #electricity #electrification #Automotive #automotiveindustry #automobile #roadconstruction #roads #electrified #cement #cementindustry
#cementindustry #cement #electrified #roads #roadconstruction #automobile #automotiveindustry #automotive #electrification #electricity #innovation #abortionrights #electriccars #electricvehicles #evs #EVcharging #indiana
BellingenNSW · @Bellingen
43 followers · 185 posts · Server mastodon.au
Yet again - the air is filled with toxic PM2.5 from smoke. Strange coincident to have a fire on the closed #GlenifferRoad on a Sunday...
Working hard to make #Bellingen unlivable.
https://bellingen.disasterdashboards.com/light/dashboard/fire
Fire, Gleniffer Rd, Bellingen, NSW 2454
https://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au/Services/Major-Projects-Capital-Works/Major-Projects-RoadBridge-works/Roads/Gleniffer-Road
Gleniffer Road closed between Roses Road North and Roses Road South intersections from 9 January 2023 - Late April 2023
#Bushfire #Smoke #Bellingen #Roads #Downgrade #Gleniffer #Pollution #Health #Safety #RoadConstruction #Impacts
#glenifferroad #bellingen #bushfire #smoke #roads #downgrade #gleniffer #pollution #health #safety #roadconstruction #impacts
R. J. Gumby · @ProfessorGumby
12 followers · 51 posts · Server social.stlouist.comI do have to give credit where credit is due, though. When they first announced the four-year project, I thought it was going to be a four-year nightmare but, other than the lanes that are invisible in the rain and sometimes even difficult to see in the daylight, It has been going relatively smoothly. They have kept at least three lanes open each direction for almost the entire time.
#RoadConstruction
#STL
#I270North
#roadconstruction #STL #i270north
amieburkeabomb · @amieburkeabomb
8 followers · 37 posts · Server sfba.social
CAUTION ⚠️ It's a Monday.
📸: Sugar Leaf Photo
#leather #leatherjacket #leatherchaps #fringe #roadconstruction #Flint #flintmichigan #photooftheday #glasses #monday #vibes
#leather #leatherjacket #leatherchaps #fringe #roadconstruction #flint #flintmichigan #photooftheday #glasses #monday #vibes