Editing Macadam (section)

==Water-bound macadam==
McAdam's road building technology was applied to roads by other engineers. One of these engineers was [[Richard Lovell Edgeworth|Richard Edgeworth]], who filled the gaps between the surface stones with a mixture of stone dust and water, providing a smoother surface for the increased traffic using the roads.<ref name=bruzzone>{{citation |title=John Loudon McAdam |publisher=bruzzone.org |url=http://www.bruzzone.org/macadam/jmca.html |access-date=18 June 2010}}</ref> This basic method of construction is sometimes known as water-bound macadam. Although this method required a great deal of manual labour, it resulted in a strong and free-draining pavement. Roads constructed in this manner were described as "macadamized."<ref name=bruzzone/>