[MassHistPres] black asphalt

[Dennis De Witt]

When I was a kid right after WWII, before hot delivered "blacktop"  
was ubiquitous, our town laid roads by putting down liquid hot  
asphalt over the existing base every few years and then pouring tan  
glacial pea gravel over it.  The gravel was then rolled into the  
asphalt.  A few days later they would come back and sweep up the  
excess.  There was not too much tar visible on the  surface, which  
was beautiful.

Dennis De Witt


On Jan 24, 2007, at 10:58 PM, Nancy Dole wrote:

> We are in the process of, over a period of time, building bike  
> paths on all the major roads in our town, including the historic  
> district. The first ones that have appeared are black asphalt, and  
> some people object to their appearance.
>
> I read somewhere that there are simple ways to mitigate the shiny  
> black asphalt look, something about sprinkling stone dust right  
> after its laid down... and I would like to hear from anyone who can  
> offer guidance... the bike path committee has asked to meet with  
> the HDC to see if we have any concerns, or advice to offer.
>
> Nancy Dole
> West Tisbury Historic District Commission
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