Bitumen standards relaxed after Middle East war hits supply | ABC NEWS
Suppliers are securing bitumen that doesn’t meet Australia’s long-held road quality standards, as supply dries up amid Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. But the nation’s leading transport research body says the new bitumen will take years off the life span of Australia’s roads.
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