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Article: Old tires prove to be solution for new road; More than 2 million shredded tires helped lay the groundwork for part of an Anoka County road.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 27, 2009
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Byline: PAUL LEVY; STAFF WRITER
It is a mile stretch of Anoka County Road 14 where the rubber meets the road -- above and below the asphalt.
Buried below the scenic stretch between Lino Lakes and Centerville that cuts through one of the county's jewels -- the Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park Reserve area -- is a layer of about 2.6 million shredded tires, used to firm up a mucky area beneath the road.
"Traditionally, you dig 10 to 15 feet deep and you get sand," explained Doug Fischer, the county engineer in charge of the $26 million, two-year reconstruction project that was completed last week. "But, here, the peat bogs were 40 to 60 feet ...
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