A Blacktop is a reference to surfaced roads in areas of the world where such infrastructure development is a luxury in comparison to the local standard of Graded road. In practice of course as anywhere elese the actual road surface may be bitumen or concrete to match the local requirement and the quality of foundation or resistance to water flow. Bitumen Bitumen is a category of organic liquids which are highly viscous, black, sticky and wholly soluble in carbon disulfide. ... This article is about the construction material. ...
Blacktop roads are generally the main highways of developing infrastructure and their deployment can bring about significant social change for towns and villages that are connected or come within reasonable reach. In addition to allowing ordinary cars (initially taxis) access, they also allow building resources to be easily carried to previously inaccesible places. Often new village infrastructure may be developed around the access roads and some housing may be abandoned in favour of accessible property.
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BLACKTOP is a blank slate constantly renewing itself, a freedom of movement displacing and replacing ideas in the context of environment.
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