Posted by Poor farmer 830 on March 13, 2011 at 14:03:12 from (173.24.157.246):
In Reply to: O/T solar Highways posted by Rollie NE PA on March 13, 2011 at 09:16:06:
I think it would be way to costly to do, I think it would be efficent to use a geo thermal type of roadway. Where I"m from there are a lot of borrow pits along the interstate where they have removed dirt to construct the interstate i think that we could run coils through out the roads and use existing ponds along the road ways and maybe then use solar power to power the pumps needed to pump the water through the coils, It would be costly to do but long term i think it would pay for itself as long as you keep the road a constant temperature we wouldnt have to worry about the freeze thaw cycle, hopefully eliminating the potholes we deal with now. just a thought
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