Nigeria's new works minister, David Umahi, is pushing for the use of rigid pavement in road construction, as against the flexible pavement predominantly in use. This, as the minister noted ...

Nigeria’s new works minister, David Umahi, is pushing for the use of rigid pavement in road construction, as against the flexible pavement predominantly in use. This, as the minister noted ...

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 ...

While delivering a lecture “Construction Using Rigid Pavement”, he said rigid pavement construction was more durable with a life span of over 40 years. This, he said, was against the 15 years ...

The authorities failed to relocate utilities or create ducts for future utilities before laying the concrete, resulting in the need to repeatedly cut the rigid pavement. This has caused chaos and ...