Inwestycje drogowe prowadzone na zasadach gospodarki w obiegu zamkniętym oraz ich wpływ na finansowanie remontów i bieżącego utrzymania dróg

Piotr Gryszpanowicz; Natalia Gasik-Kowalska; Małgorzata Kacprzak; Barbara Rymsza

doi:10.7409/RABDIM.023.026

Published: 2023-12-30

Vol. 22 No. 4 (2023)

Road investments conducted on the principles of a circular economy and their impact on funding for road repairs and ongoing maintenance

Piotr Gryszpanowicz

, Natalia Gasik-Kowalska

, Małgorzata Kacprzak

, Barbara Rymsza

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.7409/RABDIM.023.026

Abstract

Investments conducted on the principles of Circular Economy aim to introduce sustainable practices and minimize the negative impact of road infrastructure on the environment. One of the main elements of road investments conducted on the principles of Circular Economy is the use of recycled materials. An increasingly common material in road construction is milled asphalt concrete and crushed old construction layers which, after appropriate processing, can be reused. The research focused on determining the impact of Circular Economy-based investments on the funding of road repairs and ongoing maintenance, using the example of Płock, a medium-sized Polish city. In 2011, the co-author of the paper proposed to the city authorities the implementation of regulations regarding the utilization of demolition materials obtained from road investments in urban street lanes, which was successfully implemented in mid-2011. The introduced regulations applied to surfaces such as asphalt, stone, concrete road plates, trachyte, and concrete blocks, as well as curbs, edges, and elements of the substructure. The demolition material recovery program yielded significant results in a short time, primarily in terms of environmental protection. Before 2011, all demolition materials were sent to municipal landfills, and currently, the quantities sent there equal zero. The research, based on data from the last 10 years, was compared with the expenditures incurred by the road management for ongoing maintenance and road repairs. The aim of the research was, consequently, to answer the question of whether a road economy based on recycling can contribute to reducing the costs of road maintenance and ongoing repairs.

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circular economy, material recovery, road construction, recycled asphalt, climate mitigation

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Gryszpanowicz, P., Gasik-Kowalska, N., Kacprzak, M., & Rymsza, B. (2023). Road investments conducted on the principles of a circular economy and their impact on funding for road repairs and ongoing maintenance. Roads and Bridges - Drogi I Mosty, 22(4), 439–446. https://doi.org/10.7409/RABDIM.023.026

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Piotr Gryszpanowicz

piotr.gryszpanowicz@pw.edu.pl
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1355-7732

Affiliation:

Warsaw University of Technology, Branch in Płock, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Petrochemist, 17 Łukasiewicza St., 09-400 Płock Poland

Natalia Gasik-Kowalska

https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4972-4487

Affiliation:

Warsaw University of Technology, Branch in Płock, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Petrochemist, 17 Łukasiewicza St., 09-400 Płock Poland

Małgorzata Kacprzak

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3897-8659

Affiliation:

Warsaw University of Technology, Branch in Płock, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Mechanics and Petrochemist, 17 Łukasiewicza St., 09-400 Płock Poland

Barbara Rymsza

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0504-2360

Affiliation:

Road and Bridge Research Institute, Historic Objects Division, 1 Instytutowa St., 03-302 Warsaw Poland

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