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Table 7 Pavement construction materials, specific gravities, and costs

From: Design of local roadway infrastructure to service sustainable energy facilities

Material

Specific gravity

Density (kg/m3)

Tons/lane-km/cm

Price/ton/lane

Price/lane-km/cm

Hot mix asphalt

2.65

2,643

106.66

$90

$9,599

Compacted dense aggregate

2.75

2,739

110.82

$13

$1,441

Coarse aggregate

2.45

2,435

98.83

$9

$889

Excess excavation

    

$245