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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by waveman2: 2:55pm On May 07
Both are good only depends on the contractor and how much he is left with to do the job.
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Believeintruth: 2:57pm On May 07
StOla:



You see why Ngige is still rated far ahead of Obi the minimalist?

How? Oga can you stop being stupid and daft, read well Obi did the road and for more than 10 years after he left the road is still standing. Ngige did a road too before he left and the road is still standing too. Both made their mark but Obi was better because he lasted more on the seat. Stop behaving like a dense person.

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by StOla: 2:59pm On May 07
Believeintruth:


How? Oga can you stop being stupid and daft, read well Obi did the road and for more than 10 years after he left the road is still standing. Ngige did a road too before he left and the road is still standing too. Both made their mark but Obi was better because he lasted more on the seat. Stop behaving like a dense person.

Show me this kind of collapse on any road or bridge that Ngige built.

Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Believeintruth: 3:02pm On May 07
StOla:


Show me this kind of collapse on any road or bridge that Ngige built.

Oga stop being a stupid troll. That bridge was not built by PO. show us the time of commissioning and show us who commissioned the bridge. PO fixed the road and the bridge is the issue and not the road.
You are even derailing the post by trolling Obi on the bridge, stop being stupid abeg.

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Believeintruth: 3:03pm On May 07
StOla:


Show me this kind of collapse on any road or bridge that Ngige built.
mynd44. Obinoscopy, NLPolicewoman please take note this guy is derailing the thread by turning this to a troll on PO and also he is derailing the thread by commenting on a bridge instead of the road.

Rule 1 violation

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Impliment: 3:05pm On May 07
StOla:



You see why Ngige is still rated far ahead of Obi the minimalist?

Are we comparing Ngige with Obi here?

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by dododawa1: 3:18pm On May 07
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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Zulu11zulu: 3:27pm On May 07
emkz:
As there is some controversy over the state of concrete roads built by Dave Umahi in Ebonyi State, which is better, concrete or asphalt?


https://www.perrinconstructionredding.com/blog/2018/9/25/concrete-vs-asphalt-roads-pros-and-cons-of-each
black is beautiful
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by azpekuliar: 3:38pm On May 07
Sirdikachi:
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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by oyeb15: 3:45pm On May 07
Asphalt. Only a crazy government will think concrete road. It's slippery,makes noise, wear, absorve water, expensive, crack, dusty, fuel consuming, etc

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Sirdikachi: 3:55pm On May 07
azpekuliar:


You erased your Nairaland footprint to start begging with a new handle. Welldone.

Who is this?
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Poleski: 4:44pm On May 07
StOla:
What of the many Asphalt roads that break down soon after?

Some even collapse totally.

What matters most is not to allow minimalism.

That one is not Asphalt's fault, it's the crooked contractor's fault.
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by eniteden(m): 4:48pm On May 07
Come rain come sun, i go still choose asphalt, nai him them born me come meet and i still dey see road wey them use am do since them born me still dey kankpe and am over 30 years old. i no no where u see 10yrs life span op for Asphalt. I just trust asphalt so much that i no fit drive as i like for Concrete make i no peel my tire or jam person for front especially when rain fall. grin

ASPHALT to the World!! grin
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Poleski: 4:49pm On May 07
All over the world, Asphalt is mostly used because it's more beautiful, cheaper and easier to repair. Concrete is mostly used in rural areas.

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by fineboynl(m): 4:57pm On May 07
There is no comparing between the two. It's all boil down to the soil formation.

If you have solid soil concrete is needless. Asphalt can heal itself after heavy fire but concrete cannot.

Asphalt can last 50 years if done rightly.

The major problem for asphalt is bad soil or erosion. The erosion washes the soil then the asphalt cannot hold the weight together. I still prefer asphalt because the day I drive on concrete in ebony the car was make too much noise especially at the joints on every pavement on the concrete. And when you hit bomp there is too much shocks that hit the wheels and suspension unlike asphalt.

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Harrynight(m): 5:35pm On May 07
shocked



They're both good and durable
Just have a good maintenance culture

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by SalamRushdie: 5:50pm On May 07
Very poor grip
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Ifyz0001: 5:53pm On May 07
It's senseless for govt to start utilizing cement to build road when there is abundance of naturally occurring sphalt.

The use of cement for road construction has forced the price of cement to skyrocket.

Do you know the amount of cement you need to build say 20km road?? The quantity can build an estate.


Since the day dangote was allowed to build the oshodi-apapa express way with cement, check it, that was when the price of cement started skyrocketing...

They should go learn how Julius berger build their roads instead of putting pressure on cement.

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Sweetberry123: 5:54pm On May 07
Comceete is ridiculously expensive due to high cost of reinforcement and cement, additives such as superplasticizers etc. Also concrete roads take slightly longer in that they have to be left to cure after placement. Asphalt on the other hand is cheaper and from an aesthetic standpoint wipes the floor with concrete. With roads, two things contribute to its failure more than anything else: traffic and sub base. A properly prepared sub base will last nearly eternity and also traffic. When designing a road you must take into account the amount of traffic that will ply the road. If u design a road for example that can only handle say 1000 small vehicles and and you have upon completion 10000 vehicles maybe even trucks sef plying the road, then it will certainly fail
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by ivandragon: 5:57pm On May 07
a major trend I gave noticed is that it seems as if the use of cement for road constrution is one of the reasons for the high cost of cement.

I maybe wrong and stand to be corrected, but it seems cement manufacturers now prioritise cement for road constrution given that major road contractors are able to purchase higher volumes at relatively higher than the lowest possible cost price and guarantee bulk sales as consignments are booked months in advance.
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Jeezuzpick(m): 6:03pm On May 07
StOla:
What of the many Asphalt roads that break down soon after?

Some even collapse totally.

What matters most is not to allow minimalism.

It's corruption that makes Nigerians even begin to consider cement concrete roads.

BTW, both flexible and rigid pavements are concrete pavements. Asphalt concrete and cement concrete.

Asphalt roads can last over 50 years if they're well constructed and undergo timely repair.

The normal thing is, build well and have teams routinely inspect and maintain roads.

Maintenance teams can fill cracks before they even become potholes, but how will governors "chop" if the roads don't get damaged?

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Codes151(m): 6:56pm On May 07
shift face wetin u sabi make engineers talk...
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by dannydevito(m): 7:37pm On May 07
We have almost unlimited amounts of bitumen deposits which we haven't tapped, why stress the availability of cement for other critical sectors.

Asphalt over cement

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Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by thebar: 9:00pm On May 07
Cindypresh:


Depends on the contractor and how well they did it.

Nibo-mbaukwu-Agulu road Ngige did more than 18yrs ago is still standing till date

The 10 lane upper iweka express road Obi did more than 10yrs ago is still standing.

I prefer a duly done asphalt road


Which of the ten lanes are you talking about?
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Cindypresh(f): 9:21pm On May 07
thebar:



Which of the ten lanes are you talking about?

Where and where do you know in Anambra state??
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by Smallengineer07: 8:28am On May 08
Composite pavement will be interesting
Re: Concrete Vs Asphalt Roads: Pros And Cons Of Each by ClearFlair: 9:44am On May 08
ArcSEMPECJ:


Without good roads how do one transport the foods?

Without good roads , how can Police vehicles come to someone's avenue on time and deliver??

Without good roads , how can ambulance come to rescue a dying sick person in his residence?

Jobs ....if you get the job and you are to report to work by 8am, will you apply Edo airways or wait until you come to work late


Good question. Why not fix all the bad roads instead of building one that nobody needs

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