A gutter is a depression that runs parallel to a road designed to collect rainwater that runs along the road and diverts it to a storm channel. Sewers reduce the buildup of water on the road, allowing pedestrians to pass through without puddles and reduce the risk of hydroplaning by land vehicles. When the edge stone is present, the gutter can be formed by the convergence of the road surface and the vertical surface of the sidewalk; otherwise, a special gutter surface made of concrete may be present. Depending on local regulations, ditches are usually discarded, as a source of non-point pollution in a storm channel which disposal eventually falls into a containment pond (to remove some pollutants by sedimentation) or into water bodies. Not all roads have gutters, and they are most commonly found in urban areas that have high pedestrian traffic. In rural areas sewers are rarely used and often replaced with trenches and loans.
In the past centuries when city streets did not have sanitary sewers, the gutters were made deep enough to serve that purpose as well. In those neighborhoods the responsibility for sewerage operation and maintenance is shared cooperatively between local government and residents. Social relations help to uphold behavior.
Video Street gutter
See also
- Road debris
- Sweeper
- translucent concrete
Maps Street gutter
References
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