A.P. Minister launches Danish road project in Banaganapalle
This advanced method from Denmark has already been used with success at Heathrow Airport in the U.K., the Dubai Metro and Germany's A7 highway, the Minister said.
He observed that the project is part of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's vision to usher in modern and advanced technologies to the State. 'The government is ready to encourage and fund new ideas. This road at Banaganapalle is on a trial basis, and it will soon be expanded across the State' the Minister said.
He said that earlier, roads were traversed by heavy trucks carrying smaller loads. With the emergence of more factories in the cement and granite sectors, lorries often carry heavier loads, leading to faster damage to roads. 'Generally, the efficacy of a highway lasts only 3-4 years. But with this Danish technology, roads could be effective for a period running up to ten years' he said.
The Minister said the cost involved in building one km of such a road would be around ₹28 lakh.
Officials of the Roads and Buildings department said the new roads would use two kinds of fibre materials for a stronger surface and to prevent potholes, which are generally formed by the passage of heavy vehicles.
The Minister alleged that the previous YSRCP government had ignored road maintenance, and stalled providing matching grants for the new projects.
'The Chief Minister had toured Gujarat and Assam to study the latest technologies being used in the construction of modern roads. If this Danish-tech pilot project succeeds, it would be used across the State,' he said.
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