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pavement (material)
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Road surface
Road surface
or
pavement
(
American English
) is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot
traffic
, such as a
road
or
walkway
. In the past,
gravel road
surfaces,
cobblestone
and
granite setts
were extensively used, but these surfaces have mostly been replaced by
asphalt
or
concrete
laid on a compacted
base course
. Road surfaces are frequently
marked to guide traffic
. Today,
permeable paving
methods are beginning to be used for low-impact roadways and walkways.
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