Concrete versus asphalt for Nigeria’s roads: which is better?: Nigeria’s new works minister, David Umahi, is pushing for the use of rigid pavement in road construction, as against the flexible pavement predominantly in use. This, as the minister noted, is due to the precarious state of flexible pavements in the country. A rigid pavement is …
Road surface asphalt can pollute soils: we checked the health risk in a Nigerian city: Hot mix asphalt plants should not be built within residential areas and around water resources. Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Image Nigeria has about 195,000km of road network, including about 60,000km of paved surfaces. The demand for road construction and highway …
Carboncor’s Cold Asphalt Endorsed for Use on South Australia’s Roads: Adelaide, Australia, July 02, 2019 — South Australia’s Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure (DPTI) has approved Carboncor, an environmentally friendly cold asphalt premix, for use on roads in the State. The DPTI trialed Carboncor’s Cold Asphalt on Owen Road at the Templers Road junction …