Pierre-Marie-Jérôme Trésaguet is sometimes considered the first person to bring post-Roman science to road building. … See more

John Loudon McAdam was born in Ayr, Scotland, in 1756. In 1787, he became a trustee of the Ayrshire Turnpike in the Scottish Lowlands and during the next seven years his hobby became an obsession. … See more

McAdam's road building technology was applied to roads by other engineers. One of these engineers was Richard Edgeworth, who filled the gaps between the surface stones with a mixture of stone dust and water, provi… See more

With the advent of motor vehicles, dust became a serious problem on macadam roads. The area of low air pressure created under fast-moving vehicles sucked dust from the road surface, creating dust clouds and a grad… See more

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• Gillespie, W. M. (1850). A Manual of The Principles and Practice of Road-Making: comprising the location, construction, and improvement of roads (common, macadam, paved, plank, etc.) and rail-roads (3rd ed.). New York: … See more