Is anyone else sick of all the road and ramp reconstruction every year? There is a simple solution that would not only save tax dollars, but would help the environment and improve the quality and life expectancy of roads and ramps. In our climate, due to expansion and contraction of concrete and asphalt with the seasons, our typical useful life of new road construction is 5-8 years. If we allowed the introduction of recycled steel-belted radial tires into our construction materials, that life expectancy would be 50+ years. Making this change would allow for expansion and contraction of roads without the buckling and cracking apart that we get now, and would solve one of the three major garbage issues in this country, the mountains of tires that do not decay. The downside, of course, is the job security of the construction industry, which after a number of years would have far fewer roads to fix. That industry recognizes this and has long fought against this materials upgrade. They have spent alot of special interest dollars politically to keep this from being an approved material for public road construction. These roads have been in use in places like Germany and even in private gated communities in Florida for decades with fantastic results, and despite the loss of jobs this might cause in the future it would certainly be beneficial for this country.