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The grooves or "tining" placed on concrete bridge decks (surfaces) are created for for automobile tire traction when it rains and to help direct the water runoff. Typically the grooves are created in the transverse direction across the direction of automobile travel. More recently longitudinal grooves have gained favor because there is less noise generated when tires follow longitudinal grooves when compared to more noise generated when tires cross transverse grooves.

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