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Road Deterioration
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1.3 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
The road leading from Naze Junction to Futo
Gate has lost its original shape and design. It has deteriorated to the
state that the Asphaltic Surfacing of some parts of the roads have gone
off. This state of deterioration is a problem because, it does not
effectively serve one of the purposes of construction which is to convey
people and goods effectively. Due to its deterioratory state, when rain
falls it is difficult for people and cars to ply the road because of
it’s bad nature, this results in the breaking down of vehicles in the
middle of the road and rendering the occupants of the vehicles helpless,
and this broken down vehicles in turn, causes traffic congestions.
If
this road is not properly reconstructed and maintained properly so many
lives would be lost and goods would be wasted. And the area will be
totally inaccessible.
1.4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
The following are the objectives of this study:
1. To evaluate the cause of the deterioration of the road leading from Naze Junction to Futo Gate.
2. To uncover the pains which the people of this area are subjected to as a result of the deplorable condition of the road.
3. To find and comment on the economic importance of the Naze Futo Gate road to its people and the people of Imo State.
4. To proffer solution which will be suitable enough to remedy this road from deteriorating.
5. Finally to suggest measures to help minimize or stop the occurrence of the deterioration of our Nigerian roads.
1.5 SCOPE AND LIMITATION
There
are so many ways of determining the cause of road deterioration and
they include, soil test, drainage designing, CBR test, compaction,
traffic count, test on the various layer of the road structure,
Atterberg limit etc. But due to the circumstances surrounding this study
and my inability and unavailability of machines/equipments to carryout
some of this test. This project is only limited to the determining of
only the soil test, Atterberg limit, and traffic count of the road.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This project report is a study carried out to determine the causes and remedies to road deterioration. A case study of Naze Junction to Futo Gate Road, this study talks about the existence and development of tacks, researches made to discover the causes and remedies of road deterioration, the road structure/road maintenances. This project covers the methods used to determine the cause of the road deterioration by conducting, soil test and traffic census. It includes the pictures of the deteriora ... Continue reading---
