By Aanya Igomu-Olagunju
Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has set circumstances for establishing roads utilizing asphalt in Nigeria.
At a gathering with Directors of the Ministry of Works in Abuja, Senator Umahi mentioned deciding whether or not to make use of concrete or asphalt on roads ought to rely on the terrain of the realm.
The Minister defined that he’s not insisting that every one ongoing roads have to be constructed on concrete however that some circumstances have to be met to make use of asphalt.
“Nobody is insisting that all ongoing jobs will be on concrete, but anyone that wants to continue with asphalt can continue under the following conditions: no shoulder on surface dressing, alternative design on shoulder, all road of asphalt pavement must be on concrete shoulder,” Umahi defined.
He, nonetheless, said that one of many advantages of constructing on concrete moderately than asphalt is that concrete roads final for as much as 50 years with out upkeep.
“A lot of advantages accrue to the use of concrete to construct roads, concrete roads last longer compared to asphalt roads reducing the need for frequent repairs and maintenance, it’s stronger and can withstand heavy traffic loads, it also has low maintenance” Umahi mentioned.
He appealed to the Directors to cooperate with him to attain President Bola Tinubu’s agenda of constructing sturdy roads and bridges including that he’s at all times open to their questions and strategies.
“I am appealing to our consciences to see ourselves as people going in the same direction and pursuing the same agenda for the betterment of all. All those in the field are the same as people in the office. Services in the office are what is keeping the services in the site”
