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The road in front of your home, explained simply

Your first question is fair: is it safe, and why is my town using it? Short answer: a cold process, non-toxic to water under recognized testing, that reuses the existing road and costs taxpayers less.

Freshly rehabilitated public road through a populated area

What it changes for your neighbourhood

LESS DISRUPTION, FEWER TRUCKS, ROADS THAT LAST

The road is reused in place instead of being torn out: fewer long closures, far fewer trucks on the streets, and a bound surface that resists frost better — so fewer potholes next year.

Your top concern

Is it safe for water and the environment?

It is the right question to ask. The product underwent acute aquatic-toxicity testing under recognized EPA methods (equivalent to Environment Canada's Canadian protocols). On two sensitive species, undiluted runoff caused no statistically significant lethality. For handling, it is not classified as a hazardous material under WHMIS 2015 and is not regulated for the transport of dangerous goods.

Cold processno heated bitumen, no flame, no plant
No acute aquatic toxicity detected2 species · EPA Methods 2000.0 & 2002.0
Road reusedfewer trucks, less material to landfill
−30 to −50%cost — public money better spent

Used near water and nature

Already used along bays, rivers and forests

Since 2012, the technology has been deployed across 39 countries — coastal zones, marine environments, farmland and forests. The Ravenswood Trail (Menlo Park, California, 2024) was built directly along the edge of San Francisco Bay, inside a nature reserve. If you want the technical detail, the Environment page lays out the testing and certifications.

In plain terms

Three things that matter to you

Safety

Cold, water-based process, with no acute aquatic toxicity detected and not classified hazardous under WHMIS 2015.

Less disruption

The street is reused in place and reopened in hours rather than weeks: fewer detours, less noise, fewer trucks.

Public money

Cost 30–50% below a conventional rebuild and a more durable surface: fewer repeat repairs paid for by taxes.

In your neighbourhood

Streets back in service the same day

Because the road is treated in place, there is no long excavation phase and no weeks of truck traffic. Traffic usually resumes within 12 to 36 hours, and the bound surface resists freeze-thaw better — so fewer potholes to report the following winter.

Aerial view of a neighbourhood with renewed streets

A question about a project near you?

Write to us — and see the Environment page for the testing, methods and certifications in detail.

Write to us See the Environment page