Difference between Telford and macadam method of road construction
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Macadam road is a type of road construction that was built in 1820, by John Loudon McAdam, a Scottish engineer, who used small angular stones to form compact layers of crushed stones. ... Telford was the engineer of the road projects, and canal projects in Shropshire and also built tunnels and harbors in Scotland.
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The main difference between these roads is that Macadam used a subsoil base, whereas Telford used stone foundations. Macadam also left each layer of stones for a while so that the weight of the vehicles using the road could compact the stones together.
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