On ancient Roman roads, which risk increases as road base aggregate suffers compaction from ongoing heavy traffic?

💡 Explanation

When aggregate compacts, reduced support causes accelerated road subsidence because load bearing capacity decreases while stress concentrations increase in upper layers. Therefore accelerated subsidence results, rather than aqueduct contamination, visibility issues, or reduced wheel efficiency which are unrelated to road base structure.

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