LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

This report describes the design and construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Technical data are presented on the total length of the expressway and bridge works, cross-section, earthworks and pavement design. The road was officially opened to traffic on the 8th August 1978. In September 1978 serious pavement failure occurred in the form of cracks, potholes, deformations, pushings and ruttings. As a result, an investigation was carried out to determine the causes of failure, adequacy of pavement design, and the quality of the materials used both in the failed and unfailed sections of the road. The results showed the causes of failure to be heavy axle loads, lack of subsoil drainage, use of sub-standard materials. The remedial measures taken are described. (Author/TRRL)

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of Seminar H held at the PTRC Summer Annual Meeting, Highway Design and Maintenance in Developing Countries, University of Warwick, England, July 13-16, 1981.
• Corporate Authors:

  PTRC Education and Research Services Limited

  110 Strand
  London WC2,   England 
• Authors:
  • Ibrahim, A M
• Publication Date: 1981-7

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 89-101
• Serial:
  • Publication of: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • Issue Number: P208
  • Publisher: PTRC Education and Research Services Limited
  • ISSN: 0960-9938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Axle load force; Building materials; Conferences; Defects; Deformation; Drainage; Expressways; Failure; Pavement cracking; Pavement design; Pavement distress; Pavements; Potholes; Quality control; Repairing; Road construction; Ruts (Pavements); Subsoil
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes; Quality; Repairs; Rut
• Geographic Terms: Nigeria
• ITRD Terms: 3067: Axle load; 8525: Conference; 2937: Drainage; 5520: Failure; 2748: Main road; 4555: Material (constr); 8081: Nigeria; 3055: Pavement design; 9063: Quality; 3635: Repair; 3665: Road construction; 2930: Subsoil
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Pavements; I22: Design of Pavements, Railways and Guideways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00370956
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 086050-090-X
• Report/Paper Numbers: P-208
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 31 1983 12:00AM