Keeping up with growth in Africa by rehabilitating highly distressed roads

Ghana Recycled Road

Africa is projected to see the greatest growth of any continent in the world between now and 2050. However, the current pavement infrastructure in most African communities is in poor conditions and not ready to accommodate these population growth projections. The regions are trying to find ways to improve road infrastructure networks proactively.

Cost-effective solutions to help future-proof road networks
Investments in infrastructure now can help regions to capitalize and prepare for population growth. Instead of rebuilding roads using difficult-to-procure, expensive materials, rehabilitation is often a good solution to improve road networks with less time and capital investments. Rehabilitation of highly distressed roads using recycling and stabilization can be an effective long-term strategy for pavement performance to withstand rigorous climate impacts. Lifecycle costs are minimized using this method as it is less costly to pay for the maintenance and upkeep of rehabilitated roads.  

Presenting at the 3rd IRF Africa Regional Congress and Exhibition 

Rehabilitation of highly distressed roads in the developing world using hydraulic soil stabilization, performance monitoring, life cycle costing and climate resiliency during a ten-year monitoring period.   –  Presentation by Alex Campbell, Director of Engineering Solutions
April 26th, 2023 @ 2:00 PM GMT

During this presentation, we will draw from our projects in other areas that have experienced dramatic climate events. After rehabilitating these roads using recycling and stabilization, these roads provide a high level of service that has stood the test of time a decade later, proving to be in good condition.   

Improving economies through transport infrastructure
Better pavement infrastructure is noted to lead to better GDP of a country and result in improved economic, social and health benefits. Roads are critical to the livelihoods of communities and it is important to safeguard them against variable climates and design them with future population and traffic increases in mind. With rehabilitated, climate-resilient roads, communities have the best chance to maintain road function and provide efficient movement of goods. With continued access to transportation helps the regional economy, which in turn helps the country.  

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