Cracks in the 'Rapid Road'

 

Cracks in Rapid Road

Poor Quality of work revealed within a month: People's outrage

Kere Manjunath, 7 January 2023

Bengaluru: The road that BBMP has portrayed as the country's first 'Rapid Road' has cracked. It is alleged that this is yet another instance of shoddy work.

A 337.5 meter road has been experimentally constructed on Old Madras Road using 'Precast Post Tensioning Concrete Pavement' technology 'Rapid Road'. This 'rapid road' has left cracks on three or four sides. It is said that the reason for this is the lack of quality cement mixture in precast panel construction. The citizens, who were happy that the road will be constructed quickly, are now expressing their outrage over the poor quality of work.

The contractor has not implemented the technology properly. Hence the problem. 20 to 21 panels are likely to have this type of crack due to excessive pulling while assembling. This may be because the base is not properly leveled in some places,' said P.M. Hiremath, technical expert of Ultratech.

The Indian Institute of Science will test this experimental road. After they give the report, the technology will be adopted accordingly,' he said.

A 'rapid road' is being constructed instead of white topping with the slogan 'road ready in three days'. So you don't have to wait for months for road construction. BBMP Chief Engineer Prahlad said that it will not get potholed, it will not get damaged, it will last for a hundred years.

Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai had inaugurated the 'Rapid Road' on December 8 which the work had started on November 22. 'As the engineers said, we cannot pay 40 percent more than White Topping Road. Let it prove its worth first. Let's think about continuing later,' said Bommai. Within a month of what he said, the 'Rapid Road' has cracked.

BBMP Chief Commissioner Tushar Girinath suggested that IISC should be entrusted to conduct the quality test of 'rapid road'. Exam has not started yet. Within this the road is cracked.

This crack is a 'hairline crack' and is not deep. 3 to 4 mm deep, steps have been taken to fill it. BBMP Engineer in chief Prahlad responded that there is no problem with vehicular traffic.

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