Development of Environment Friendly Cold Mix Asphalt

Bagged cold asphalt repair materials (cold asphalt mixtures) are used for different purposes such as repair of potholes and bumps in pavements making paving work easy and storage stability high. However, because their strength development is slow compared to hot asphalt mixtures and durability is also poorer, cold asphalt mixtures have been mainly used for the temporary rehabilitation of lightly trafficked roads. Meanwhile, the recent years have seen efforts being made to improve the durability [...]

XXVI World Road Congress – Abu Dhabi, October 2019 Connecting Cultures, Enabling Economies - General Report

The General Report of the XXVI World Road Congress has been prepared by GHD under contract with the Abu Dhabi Department of Transport, on behalf of the United Arab Emirates. It has not been possible to include the conclusions of all sessions in this report. They will be available from PIARC’s website.

And what if the road of the future was already within our grasp?

This article describes the breakthrough innovation called Wattway, the world's first photovoltaic road surfacing material.

Reuse opportunities for electric steel mill slag in Morocco's road-building sector

This article describes techniques that reuse locally available materials or materials originating from an industrial source, as is the case with electric steel mill slag within the road community.

Innovation policy adopted by Morocco's Roads Directorate

This article describes Morocco's Roads Directorate policy of innovation through the legal framework of the Government to stimulate corporate actions, along with: the financing of projects of qualitative benefit to this sector, the launch of a regional program to create innovative clusters, and subsidies for competition and innovation centers.