A CASE STUDY. THE COST EFFECTIVE USE OF BITUMEN-RUBBER ON MUNICIPAL ROADS IN MBABANE, SWAZILAND . 5TH CONFERENCE ON ASPHALT PAVEMENTS FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA (CAPSA 89). PROCEEDINGS HELD IN SWAZILAND, 5-9 JUNE, 1989

The Mbabane Town Council was faced with the serious problem of a deteriorating road network. Little or no routine maintenance was possible due to a lack of funds. Although a rehabilitation study made specific recommendations the final decision reached was based on the availability of funds at the time. This paper outlines the basis of the decision to use a bitumen-rubber single surface treatment contrary to the rehabilitation study recommendations. The paper also shows that the use of bitumen-rubber in single surface treatments on municipal streets is cost effective and bitument-rubber, if correctly used, is capable of being both cost effective and capable of eliminating reflection cracking.(A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 828827.

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  CAPSA

  PO BOX 993
  Manzini,   Swaziland 
• Authors:
  • Dlamini, MAV
  • RENSHAW, R H
• Publication Date: 1989

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 7-12
• Serial:
  • Publication of: CAPSA
  • Publisher: CAPSA

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bitumen; Conferences; Costs; Developing countries; Evaluation and assessment; Maintenance; Pavement design; Rubber; Seal coats; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Swaziland
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Pavements;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00604042
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-620-14395-9
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1991 12:00AM