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[–] marius@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago

There are a couple of bikeways that are heated and it actually saves money, because the way lasts longer. But I believe that's mostly used on bridges, because the salt would otherwise damage the bridge. I don't know if this works out for normal roads, too

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

OP, I appreciate the effort but there's no hyperlinks anywhere to verify - can anyone from MI care to report? Also: are the sidewalks heated too?

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

awful post. seems you just hate pedestrians and people who use bicycles

[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That only makes sense in places, where you have free heat. Like in Iceland. Where they basically sit on volcanos. Other than that, this is just a waste of money and resources.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 10 points 1 week ago

I am pretty sure there is plenty of excess heat in the sewers of most cities. Compared to having to redo the street and sewers from salt damage, operate a fleet of plows and all the other currently used measures, it could even be worth it if the heat comes from a boiler.

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[–] OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago
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