How do road repairs help the environment?
Improving roads to accommodate the flow of traffic during peak times reduces idling and congestion which reduces emissions and conserves gasoline. Idling vehicles produce 77% more emissions than vehicles not caught on congested roads. Idling vehicles in summer heat further increases fuel consumption by almost 20 per cent when air conditioners are factored in. Vehicle fuel emissions (or volatile organic compounds) are one of two main contributors to smog and are responsible for 26% of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions, second largest producer only to energy industries, which are responsible for 31% of greenhouse gas emissions.
