What are the extra costs per kilometre for Rubberized Asphalt?
A. For most Rubberized Asphalt processes, the extra cost ranges from 15 to 20 percent more than conventional asphalt mixes. This includes the main cost item which is the purchase of rubber crumb. Grey County has paid between 0.25 per kg to 0.339 per kg for rubber crumb. This price goes down based on quantity, size of the rubber crumb, and whether or not the product is in bags or bulk form. In Grey County, our costs are not that much different than conventional asphalt mixes because of our Closed Loop System. With our Closed Loop System, we collect $2.50 per tire for all tires collected. This $2.50 offsets our price of shredding and crumbing the tire. When we call our asphalt projects we then supply the rubber crumb free of charge to the contractor. This in turn allows him to save on the aggregates that go into the mix because of the rubber crumb that the County is supplying. We also get the larger benefit with our asphalt pavements lasting 20% longer and the cost savings of reduced sal
