I-64 -- when reconstruction of a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 64 in the heart of St. Louis is completed in 2010, 325,000 tons of concrete and asphalt will be recycled and reused in the new highway.
Hermann Bridge -- when the Route 19 Missouri River Bridge near Hermann was taken down in spring 2008 to make way for a new river crossing, about 2,000 tons of steel from the structure was recycled.
Roofs to Roads -- In the past four years, MoDOT has used enough recycled shingles to roof 305 houses. Read more about this program on it's own web page here.
Mixing it up -- In 2007, MoDOT used more than three million tons of asphalt containing recycled material – about the weight of all the people in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Tennessee combined.
That's a lot of retreads -- MoDOT has used enough recycled tires in its construction projects over the past two years to equip 20,000 cars.
Look for the signs -- About 70 percent of state highway signs are produced from reclaimed material, making the signs cheaper and faster to get. Using reclaimed materials on signs saved $714,000 in 2007.
Recycling Accolades -- MoDOT's effort are recognized by leaders in the recycling industry. In fact, the department received the Missouri Recycling Association’s Outstanding Use of Recycled Material award in 2008.
Recycle Asphalt -- Using the latest technology, MoDOT can actually recycle entire asphalt roads. Find out more about recycling asphalt in place on this page.
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