Transport Ministry: Contractor will eliminate defects on North - South road
The Ministry of Transport and Roads of Kyrgyzstan told where the cracks on a new alternative North-South road came from.
According to the ministry, during an inspection of Kyzyl-Zhyldyz — Aral project site (183–195 kilometers) on construction of the alternative North-South highway, consulting engineer detected longitudinal cracks up to two centimeters wide on the asphalt concrete surface after the autumn-winter period of 2016-2017 in 11 locations.
«This negatively affected the asphalt concrete pavement. We note that bitumen does not withstand large temperature changes under such climatic conditions. In addition, in these places, groundwater is close to the surface of the earth,» the Ministry of Transport stressed.
In addition, this project site is within the responsibility of the contractor. Therefore, any defects detected will be eliminated by and at the expense of the contractor in 2019 construction season.
«Further, these cracks were filled with bitumen mastic in the construction season of 2018. The emergence of new and the state of existing cracks in these areas are under the constant supervision of an engineering consultant and a contractor. Today, the ministry is creating an interdepartmental commission. According to the results of the study of the state of the asphalt concrete pavement, the relevant decisions will be made,» the message says.
