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Since the assumption of office by the honourable Minister for Works Engr. David Nweze Umahi (CON), the road construction industry has been abuzz with expectations of what is to come. The expectations ...

The citizens' joy of having major thoroughfares concreted in Mangaluru has been short-lived. The concrete roads, which were thought to provide permanent relief, have proven to be no better than ...

The group head of corporate communication, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, has called on Nigerians, especially professionals in the built environment, to support advocacy for the use of rigid ...

In pavement design and construction, there are many opportunities to improve sustainable practice. For the highway engineer, sustainability initiatives are usually focused on structural design, the ...

There have been several talks on the use of flexible or rigid pavements for Nigerian roads. The merits and demerits of both have been well noted. While rigid pavements are costlier, they can withstand ...

Welcome to Streetsplainers, an occasional series of answers to those often overlooked questions about our beleaguered/beloved transportation systems: Just what the heck is that thing in the road? Why ...

While concrete is a durable, long-lived pavement solution, some conditions—such as expansion and contraction due to temperature change, or deviations in mix ingredients—represent real-world challenges ...