Concrete replacing asphalt?

Via the Infrastructurist, concrete as a paving material may be replacing asphalt as the cheaper paving option with the future of higher oil prices. Down currently due to the drop in oil prices, at it's record highs asphalt and concrete were very close in pricing.

Concrete also has many additional benefits pointed out in the article, giving it an edge over asphalt. This was consistent with pricing on projects we were seeing prior to the residential/ commercial development crash.

This also bodes well for porous concrete paving. Porous concrete is initially seen as much more expensive as compared to traditional concrete As local contractors become more familiar with the installation process, the price of porous also tends to come in-line with traditional concrete. Chicago saw a large price reduction as they took on educating and developing specific mixes for their 'Green Alley' project.

Porous concrete demonstration