City uses toilet paper to help fix roads

City uses toilet paper to help fix roads

LITTLETON, Colo. -- It's not pranksters or vandals who placed toilet paper on the streets of Littleton. It was city workers. Crews used bathroom tissue to help seal cracks on more than 120 streets. Officials said toilet paper was applied with a paint roller over freshly laid tar used to fill asphalt cracks. The paper absorbs the oil from the tar as it dries, keeping it from sticking to shoes or tires. It breaks down in a few days. A spokeswoman said the toilet paper allows traffic to retake the road more quickly.

-- Associated Press