Faster & Better Road Construction is Possible
Dr. John Mukabi and Nick Muller give an analysis of the innovative characteristics of SoilTech MK. Ill, a polymer stabilized geomaterial for construction of pavements.
Road Transport & Highways minister Nitin Gadkari has time and again been urging to use more of innovative techniques and materials for faster and better-quality construction of roads and highways. While launching the country's first Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), he said that the government officials and departments should be more proactive in adopting superior stabilizing technologies that would speed up road construction significantly, while enabling better and more long-lasting roads.
HCM is a guide to road engineers and policy makers on road construction code, traffic management and construction capacity of highways. It is based on a countrywide study of traffic on different categories of roads and highways by CSIR-CRRI.
"There is an urgent need to give up conservative approach in governance and adopt new technologies to push the pace of highway construction."
Nitin Gadkari, Road & Highways Minister
Road Transport & Highways minister Nitin Gadkari has time and again been urging to use more of innovative techniques and materials for faster and better-quality construction of roads and highways. While launching the country's first Highway Capacity Manual (HCM), he said that the government officials and departments should be more proactive in adopting superior stabilizing technologies that would speed up road construction significantly, while enabling better and more long-lasting roads.
HCM is a guide to road engineers and policy makers on road construction code, traffic management and construction capacity of highways. It is based on a countrywide study of traffic on different categories of roads and highways by CSIR-CRRI.
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NBM&CW April 2018
