Parts of the Burma Access Road, which began to crack and sink just months after it was completed are to be repaired by the contractor.
The Ministry of Public Works yesterday said in a statement that a recent publication about a section of roadway noted to be that of the Burma Access Road, Mahaicony, had garnered its attention.
The Ministry said it had engaged contractor, Premium Asphalt, through the competitive bidding process for the rehabilitation of a section of the Burma Access Road, Mahaicony.
Work then commenced on April 27, 2022, with a four-month duration.
Work consisted of placement and compaction of white sand/ sand clay in sections where bulging of the roadway had existed; placement and compaction of 200mm thick crushed aggregate and 50 mm asphaltic concrete surface, along with the construction of the road shoulders and marking of the finished asphaltic road surface.
The road works, inclusive of paving were substantially completed on August 16, 2022, with overall completion of the project on November 10, 2022, due to delays attributed to the unfavourable weather pattern.
The project’s Defects Liability Period will come to an end on November 9, 2023.
“Please also be advised that the Ministry has engaged the contractor on correcting the existing defects, and the remedying of the defect is scheduled to commence on January 14, 2022”, the statement said.
