Austin explores cool pavements to tackle heat island effect
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The completed $17,000 cool pavement pilot project along Meinardus Drive
The City has treated a 0.8-mile stretch of a street with an environmentally friendly cool pavement seal that acts as a reflective surface to absorb less heat.
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