Street Heat?

WHAT CAN THEROPLASTIC PAINT DO?

Austin, TX – At the state competition for Youth and Government, the Legislative house is currently defending their bill, awaiting for it to be approved. Reichen Young is defending her bill to create the Deplete Street Heat Program and entirely cover freeways with thermoplastic paint. Thermoplastic paint is a homogeneous dry mixture of resin, pigment, glass beads, and filler. This type of paint can both be an advantage and a disadvantage. The advantages come with being environmentally friendly, reflective, durable, cost-effective, and heat resistant. These can all benefit drivers, which could lead to a decrease in car accidents. Not only would the paint make it safer for drivers, but it would be repainted every four years, in case of any destruction. With every advantage comes its disadvantages, right? One significant disadvantage of this paint is that it must be dried at a temperature of 400-450° F to be effective. If it is not dried at this specific temperature, then there might as well be no use in painting the roads with this specific paint. Temperature plays a huge role in this world. Whether an area is too cold or hot could lead to major environmental factors. Not only does it require a high temperature, but the machines used to apply this paint can also be cost-effective. Ms. Young supports this by saying that there will be a fifty-cent increase that’ll be applied to the Texas Liquor Tax and revenue allocated and used to fund the Deplete Street Heat Program. If this bill is approved, it’ll be taken into effect approximately 90 days after the adjournment of the Youth Legislature. Now, with the judgment of the committee, they have assigned this bill to be approved.