The Public Works Department in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh is fed up with the potholes that form every year on the asphalt roads. Now the asphalt road will be prepared with new technology. This technology is a little more expensive than normal construction, but is said to be equally durable.
MP government claims that after construction of the road, its life will be for 25 years. This technique is called white topping. Two roads of the city will be constructed using this technology at a cost of Rs 25 crore. Two roads will be taken from the Municipal Corporation for construction. The Public Works Department will build this road.
This will be VIP road
Officials of Public Works Department had recently gone to Bhopal to attend the seminar of Indian Road Congress. Where white topping technique was discussed. Emphasis was laid on constructing roads using this technology. After which the Public Works Department decided to construct roads using this technology in different cities.
Construction will be done from here to here
In Jabalpur, a proposal to construct the road from in front of Guru Tej Bahadur Khalsa College to Bandaria Tirahe via Shankaracharya Chowk and the road from Allahabad Chowk Civil Line to Mahakoshal College Chowk, Lohia Bridge to Rani Durgavati University using white topping technology was sent to the government. Has gone.
The cost has been estimated at Rs 25 crore.
The cost of this road has been estimated at around Rs 25 crore. The university road has to be improved again and again considering it a VIP road, hence it is being constructed using this technology. Similarly, Public Works Minister Rakesh Singh from West Assembly has chosen a road in his area.
There will be no huge expenditure on maintenance
This is the technology… Six inches of concrete on the road Department officials said that under the white topping technique, six inches of concrete is made by strengthening the base on the asphalt road. This technology is being used on many national highways including the states of South India.
Will mark the highway and put it into use
There are many roads in the city which get flooded during the rains and the roads become bad. Its use will be effective there. The highways around the district will be identified and used.
There will be no need for frequent maintenance
The condition is that the roads should not sink due to the weight. This technique is very effective and there will be no need for repeated maintenance after only one investment.
cost two and a half times more
A road made with white topping technology is about two and a half times more expensive than a normal asphalt road. According to officials, a seven meter wide one kilometer two-lane asphalt road costs Rs 22 lakh. If it is made using white topping technology, it will cost around Rs 55 lakh per 1 km.
