CONSTRUCTION OF THE AYEM-LASTOURSVILLE ROAD THROUGH THE BEES FOREST IN THE GABON

LA CONSTRUCTION DE LA ROUTE AYEM-LASTOURSVILLE A TRAVERS LA FORET DES ABEILLES AU GABON.

THE 230 KM LONG ROAD TRAVERSES AN INACCESSIBLE STRETCH OF VIRGIN FOREST. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE PLANNING AND FINANCING OF THE PROJECT, THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION, THE EQUIPMENT USED, THE OUTPUT OF THE LABOUR FORCE. EMPHASIS IS LAID ON THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED, FROM THE TECHNICAL AND HUMAN ANGLE.

• Corporate Authors:

  Federation Nationale des Trav Publ & des Synd Aff

  6 Avenue Pierre Premier de Serbie
  Paris 16e,   France 
• Authors:
  • DELAHAYE, R
  • NAUDY, R
  • HOFFMEISTER, W
• Publication Date: 1973-11

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: 77-84
• Serial:
  • Travaux
  • Issue Number: 464
  • Publisher: Federation Nationale des Trav Publ & des Synd Aff

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction sites; Equipment; Highway design; Human factors; Low volume roads; Planning; Properties of materials; Road construction
• Uncontrolled Terms: Low cost roads
• Geographic Terms: Africa; Gabon
• ITRD Terms: 8001: Africa; 3674: Apparatus; 3674: Construction machinery; 3628: Construction site; 8037: Gabon; 2855: Highway design; 2257: Human factor; 2986: Low cost road; 3674: Machine; 143: Planning; 5925: Properties; 3665: Road construction; 3674: Tool
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I52: Construction of Pavements and Surfacings;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01307198
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 21 2010 11:09AM