Road Construction Report RC 373 Full-scale road experiment on N6 Athlone By-Pass to compare the performance of bituminous wearing courses
Publication Year
1995
Document Status
Archived
Abstract
Gives details of a full-scale road experiment begun on N6 Athlone By-Pass in 1991 to compare the performance of open graded bitumen macadam, dense bitumen macadam, pervious macadam and rolled asphalt wearing courses under medium traffic. The composition, manufacture and laying of the surfacings are described in the report, together with the results of measurements and observations of the performance of the surfacings during the first four years of trafficking.
Document History
This document has been archived by its original publisher.
Publisher Information
National Roads Authority
The National Roads Authority's (NRA) primary function, under the Roads Act 1993, was to secure the provision of a safe and efficient network of National roads. They were responsible for the planning and supervision of construction and maintenance, publishing the NRA DMRB and NRA MCDRW. In 2016 the NRA merged with the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) to form a new organisation, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
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