Modal shares of public transport are on continuous decline in many urban areas due to negligence of government and operating agencies, inconvenient and unreliable services which leads to unsustainable development. Therefore, ...

Pakistan has very vast road network consisting of 263,775 kms, maintenance of which cost huge amount to the national exchequer. For cost effective transportation system, it is necessary to incorporate recycled material in ...

Roads are valuable assets of a country and with the increase in road traffic and the emergence of trade through CPEC routes; the need for proper roads has significantly increased in Pakistan. Roads serve a very important ...

Vehicle Operating Costs (VOC) is important considered vital for transport planning to appraise and compare the Highway Improvement alternatives. The major components of this cost include fuel consumption, engine oil, tyres, ...

Roads of various kinds have existed since prehistoric Egyptian times. Roads pavements can be broadly categorized as Flexible Pavements and Rigid Pavements. Asphalt Pavements fall in the category of Flexible Pavement. Asphalt ...

In this research, the possibility of using Wheat Straw Ash (WSA) as an additive in Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA) was investigated. HMA is widely used as paving material and is subjected to different distresses due to environmental ...

Bitumen is a complex hydrocarbon, sourced from petroleum refineries as by product in frictional distillation. It is widely used as a binder in flexible pavement in road construction and rehabilitation. Petroleum is a natural ...

A recent National Highway Authority report predicts over 4-fold increase in trade volume by 2025 in Pakistan. Current trajectory of transportation infrastructure development in the country points that highways and motorways ...

Road safety is major public health concern over the world. The threat is even bigger in developing countries like Pakistan. Urban transport infrastructures in most of the Pakistani cities are inadequate and deteriorated ...