Highways Authority Planning To Build Self-Healing Roads In India: Report
NDTV
The government will undertake cost-benefit analysis of the project before giving a go-ahead.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is planning to introduce a revolutionary technology for road maintenance in the country. According to DD News, This technology will enable a road to 'repair' itself using a new type of asphalt. This material will be infused with steel fibre and bitumen. If a gap emerges on the road, the bitumen will spread to cover it and along with steel threads, fill the potholes. NHAI official say it will fix the persistent problem of potholes, a major contributor to road accidents and fatalities in the country.
It is, however, not known how long the asphalt will take to cover and 'repair' a pothole or gap in the road.
"We are considering ingenious and unconventional methods to improve durability and to address the issue of potholes," the Economic Times quoted a senior government official as saying.
