Our Own Stuff

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Evelyn wrote "It is used asphalt from road re-construction projects, dumped in that location to save paying for disposal elsewhere."

Does anyone know where this stuff comes from.One of the new problems faced by municipal governments in these parts is the disposal of contaminated soils be it from closed gas stations or Toronto;s gift to other municipalities the development of what was once deemed the most polluted area of Ontario...Toronto's Portlands.
Either way nasty stuff.

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 The used asphalt  was  from our own road re-construction projects. I found out what it was when  I was talking to somebody about the possibility of  the road being straightened and  better use of  the  space .

It would cost  thousands to remove it now.

They won an election on the promise the road would not be built.

It had to be built. Instead of a short straight stretch, they curved it around  alongside  the railway, several times more pavement and infrastructure than necessary  with  no publicity for the
promise broken.  They dumped hundreds of tons of used asphalt in the field they promised not to
cross to garner votes.

The more things change the more they remain the same.