CONCRETE ROADS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
The Cement industry
through Cement Manufacturers Association has urged the government
for adoption of cement concrete pavement on National Highways.
Cement concrete
pavements are considered for adoption in stretches of National
Highways depending on the type of soil, traffic, design life,
size of projects, availability of requisite materials and equipment
etc. The National Highways Authority of India has identified an
aggregate length of 1680 kilometers (two-lane equivalent) for
adopting cement concrete pavement on Golden Quadrilateral under
the National Highways Development Project.
This
information was given in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply
by the Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways (Independent
Charge), Major General (Retd.) B.C.Khanduri, AVSM.
