Thin Whitetopping Cement Concrete Overlays on Bituminous Pavements:
Dr. S. S. Seehra, Senior Principal Advisor, LEA Associates South Asia Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India. (Former Director - Grade Scientist & Head, Rigid Pavements Division, CSIR-Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi)
Concrete is a very durable and versatile material for the construction of roads and highways. Several highways, expressways, and city roads have been constructed with cement concrete in the recent past in India. Cement concrete roads offer advantages like a long life of more than 30 years, minimum maintenance, and 10-15% fuel saving for heavy vehicles. Cement concrete has been used for construction of new roads, highways and also for rehabilitation of existing distressed bituminous pavements.