Article # 62
Dated: 13th December 2021
Have you ever heard about Plastic road? I have already published an article about it in which I have tried to explain about the plastic road. I have explained the complete process of mixing plastic with asphalt and explained the four steps of it. I have also stated the advantages and disadvantages of it. You can read about it by clicking on the link below to my article and hopefully, you will gain some knowledge about the plastic road.
https://read.cash/@Usmanshoaib/have-you-ever-heard-about-plastic-road-4413d2b8
I have written this article when I saw the news about the coca-cola and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) joint venture for developing plastic roads in our beautiful capital Islamabad. I searched about it and then try to compile an article in simple words for you guys to understand.
I even searched some videos about it on youtube. And you guys may know that youtube never forgets our search history. If you have searched something on youtube even ten years ago, youtube will recommend you with the videos related to that search. 😂 And that is what happen today. Youtube recommended me a video about the completion of a plastic road in Islamabad. A video about the interview of CDA chairman Mr. Aamir Ali Ahmed in which he talked about the effectiveness and the work done on the plastic road.
First Plastic Road in Islamabad, Pakistan
Yes, Pakistan has also joined this new development and they have successfully built their first environment-friendly plastic road on Ataturk Avenue. CDA chairman stated that they added plastic instead of bitumen in the plant. And they checked the plants and machinery for any adverse effect after the whole process but it hadn't any. And then they conducted tests to check the strength of it and when the report was satisfactory.
They prepared this road with lesser 50-degrees heat because it would cause more pollutants to release if it is prepared with higher heat. They have used 10 tons of plastic waste for preparing this mixture in 1 Kilometre. CDA chairman also stated that they are slowly planning to lay a plastic road in Islamabad. They first tried it as a test phase in F9 Park in a very low area and after successful implementation and testing, they tried it at Ataturk Avenue for 1 Kilometer. But they want to check it on the ground after raining and different climate changes.
And if the reports are successful and plastic road gets successful then the Islamabad authority will make it compulsory to use plastics on road layout in the next road projects. This new development is mostly done by the CDA engineers and they want to share it with every government institute and other provinces authorities so that they can also develop plastic roads and lessen the quantity of uncycled plastic as it can be used in the making of plastic roads.
CDA chairman stated in the interview that their main motive was not limited to the cost. They wanted to utilize plastic waste and minimize it.
That's a really good development. I hope it stands the test of time and becomes mainstream