Further, concrete parking lots – particularly those with brushed finishes – are more skid-resistant and allow for easy installation of so-called rumble strips.

Concrete used for parking lots can include secondary materials, such as slag and fly ash, as well as recycled concrete, making it a more sustainable option.

Concrete has traditionally been perceived as the higher-priced but longer-lasting material for parking lots. However, with the recent rise in asphalt prices concrete has now become competitive in both ...

Looking to the future, Blouch said the gravel parking lots in south campus would be an ideal place for upgrades to pervious concrete, because this would allow the university to meet Environmental ...

“ Asphalt parking surfaces, on the other hand, need to be treated every few years and totally resurfaced at least every ten years. Such maintenance work can be very disruptive to the operations of a ...