• veroxii@aussie.zone
    10·
    1 day 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”

    • fodderoh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      19·
      1 day ago

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

      • veroxii@aussie.zone
        11·
        1 day 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.

    • Meldrik@lemmy.wtfOPM
      5·
      1 day ago

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