Don urges sustainable asphalt roads to boost economy
- ✦Ogundipe said such measures would ensure “construction of safe and durable roads, protect the environment and improve the economy by ensuring that these materials are not disposed of indiscriminately, but are also used to generate revenue.” The don, who said asphalt concrete was temperature- and loading/time-dependent, thus affecting performance, advised stakeholders that asphalt mixtures must be modified with sustainable materials to address temperature susceptibility.
- A professor of Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering) at the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti, Moses Ogundipe, said that “attention should be given to ensuring sustainability in the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure.” Ogundipe, who is the university’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic, Research and Partnerships), spoke at Iyin-Ekiti while delivering the maiden inaugural lecture of FUTES-IYIN, titled ‘Paving the way to sustainability: Asphalt innovations for safe and durable road pavement.’ The don, who identified soil stability as a crucial condition for the durability of asphalt roads, said, “The soil, being the foundation for the road pavement, must be stable, and this is not always the case where roads are desired.” He said locally sourced sustainable materials such as groundnut husk, coconut shell, palm kernel shell, snail shell and bamboo leaf ashes could be used with hydraulic binders such as cement and lime to stabilise the soil.
- Nigerian governments and stakeholders in road infrastructure development have been urged to make concerted and deliberate efforts to ensure the provision of durable asphalt roads at reduced costs, protecting the environment and stimulating economic growth.
- Ogundipe said such measures would ensure “construction of safe and durable roads, protect the environment and improve the economy by ensuring that these materials are not disposed of indiscriminately, but are also used to generate revenue.” The don, who said asphalt concrete was temperature- and loading/time-dependent, thus affecting performance, advised stakeholders that asphalt mixtures must be modified with sustainable materials to address temperature susceptibility.
A Nigerian professor has urged the government to adopt sustainable asphalt roads using local materials and exploring bitumen to reduce costs and boost the
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A professor of Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering) at the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin-Ekiti, Moses Ogundipe, said that “attention should be given to ensuring sustainability in the design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure.” Ogundipe, who is the university’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic, Research and Partnerships), spoke at Iyin-Ekiti while delivering the maiden inaugural lecture of FUTES-IYIN, titled ‘Paving the way to sustainability: Asphalt innovations for safe and durable road pavement.’ The don, who identified soil stability as a crucial condition for the durability of asphalt roads, said, “The soil, being the foundation for the road pavement, must be stable, and this is not always the case where roads are desired.” He said locally sourced sustainable materials such as groundnut husk, coconut shell, palm kernel shell, snail shell and bamboo leaf ashes could be used with hydraulic binders such as cement and lime to stabilise the soil.
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Aribisala took pride in the research work being undertaken by FUTES-IYIN staff, disclosing that “some of the academic staff were listed as part of the top 500 researchers in Nigeria in the 2026 edition.” The VC said the feats of the university in less than a year of academic work “highlight the arrival of FUTES-IYIN on the global map.”.
