Peter,
Yeah, I remember when they pulled up the tram tracks in Sydney (a sad day)
some of the roads had wooden blocks under all the layers of asphalt.
Can you imagine the cost of "paving" a road in 'parquetry' blocks in these
modern and supposedly more enlightened times.

Peter B in sunny Australia

Peter Huisman wrote:

>In Perth, Western Australia, and I believe places as far
>
>away as London England, many streets were "paved"
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>with wood blocks from our forrests. They were subsequently
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>surfaced with bitumen and, eventually pulled up after decades
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>of service.
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