DEVELOPING A SYSTEMATIC PROCEDURE FOR PAVEMENT EVALUATION OF FEDERAL ROAD NETWORK - NIGERIA, AN APPROACH

The paper examines the administration of the 120,000km long road network of Nigeria, divided into federal trunk roads, state roads and local government roads. With increasing traffic loads in terms of vehicles and axle loads, the network is being overstressed so that while maintenance needs have increased the available funds are restricted. This has resulted in deterioration of the network so that some 43% is needing extensive reconstruction. Efforts being made to ensure a future improvement in the standard of maintenance can only be achieved if an efficient procedure is adopted for the evaluation of road needs to give a higher level of serviceability. The paper discusses the development of a proposed system for the assessment of pavement condition based on studies carried out by AASHTO, TRRL and CRRI. (TRRL)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Seminar on Maintenance and Drainage Aspects of Road Pavements, Bangalore, July 1-4, 1982. Theme 1: Overall Maintenance Philosophies, Maintenance Systems Management, Planning and Scheduling.
• Corporate Authors:

  Indian Roads Congress

  Jamnagar House, Shahjahan Road
  New Delhi,   India  110 011
• Authors:
  • Ibrahim, A M
  • NANDA, P K
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 39-49
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Indian Roads Congress
  • Publisher: Indian Roads Congress

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Axle load force; Conferences; Deterioration; Developing countries; Development; Evaluation; Evaluation and assessment; Highway maintenance; Maintenance; Methodology; Networks; Pavement performance; Pavements; Roads; Standards; Traffic loads
• Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
• Geographic Terms: Nigeria
• Old TRIS Terms: Pavement serviceability ratings
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8525: Conference; 5255: Deterioration; 150: Developing countries; 9013: Development; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 3847: Maintenance; 9102: Method; 8081: Nigeria; 2955: Pavement; 1053: Road network
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements; I10: Economics and Administration; I60: Maintenance;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379135
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: ANALYTIC
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 30 1983 12:00AM