Two roads to be constructed using new technology

November 29, 2013

Niraj Chinchkhede,TNN |

AURANGABAD: The AMC on Thursday said it would construct the road from Lemon Tree hotel to Jalgaon T Point that is 2.5 km long with a new technology called ‘white topping’.

Sena group leader in the AMC Sushil Khedkar on Thursday said the civic body is introducing the technology for the first time in the city. “A proposal worth Rs 3 crore for the construction of the road was already approved by the general body about six or seven months back. But the proposal was for a simple tar road. Now, however, we have decided to develop it in this new way. The civic body will put in additional costs to improve the quality of the road,” he said.

Executive engineer in the civic body Silkander Ali said road built using the white topping technology were more durable as compared to the others. “White topping technology is quite common in cities like Mumbai and Pune. Roads do not develop potholes for more than 15 years after construction,” he said.

In addition to this, Ali said the civic body would construct the 1.8 km road stretch between Central Naka and Jalgaon road via SBH and N5 water tank using the same new technology. “The corporation will use Rs 30 crore .The job will be completed in the current financial year,”

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