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Govt. formulates strategy for use of natural rubber modified bitumen in roads

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New Delhi, February 1, 2012
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The Union Government has formulated a strategy for use of natural rubber modified bitumen in roads, which has been recommended by experts and specified by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways for binder courses and wearing courses laid on National Highways.
 
An official press release said the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) had tested the technology for use of modified bitumen, including natural rubber modified bitumen, in construction and maintenance of roads under the Ministry’s sponsored research scheme. 
 
According to the findings of the study, natural rubber modified bitumen improves the durability of roads by reducing susceptibility towards temperature variations and improving the desirable properties of bitumen, thereby giving overall better performance. 
 
As per the policy of the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways , the modified bitumen can be used for the entire surfacing of the National Highways, the release added.
 
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