He came in long and apparently attempted to take off again near the end of the runway. |
I understand there are about 30 million old tires that can't be re-treaded sitting around California right now, and we can use 2,000 of those tires on every road that we pave. |
In addition, we can use less asphalt material. So, instead of putting two inches down, like we do with normal asphalt, we only have to use somewhere between an inch and an inch and a half. |
It's not permanent. It's going to go back to the way it was. |
That gives us a softer, it gives us a quieter and a longer-lasting pavement. |
There are health issues, even though volunteers who clean up some of these items wear gloves. |
There are no skid marks on the runway. |
We're going to have heavy equipment, and environmentalists say that disturbs the birds. We're doing our best to protect that. |
When things are dumped into ravines or riverbeds, those become contaminated and natural habitat is disturbed. |