Pilot project in Tunisia : Construction of roads with recycled materials
REG
19/04/2024
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A pilot project for the construction of a road integrating recycled materials from construction waste, at the level of National Road 3 (RN3) linking the regions of El Mourouj and Fouchana (Ben Arous governorate), has been officially launched.
This road, which will be built as part of the RE-MED project, co-financed by the European Union, is 1.2 kilometers long.
It includes 4 sections: 3 sections which will allow testing the integration of one or more recycled materials and a 4th which constitutes a reference section made with non-renewable natural materials.
This road will be equipped with sensors which make it possible to monitor its behavior in real time under the effect of traffic and changing climatic conditions.
The objective is to evaluate new road structures and analyze the impact of climatic variations.
Equipment: Recovery of construction waste for the construction of recycled roads
The sensors also collect data to detect damage such as wear, cracks and deformation, in order to identify problems as soon as they appear.
Circular economy : Workshop on the recovery of construction and demolition waste
The data also contributes to creating mechanical behavior models to simulate the responses of the roadway to different constraints. It should be noted that this technique will be subjected to technical tests during the different stages of the project in order to detect its advantages and its effectiveness compared to the traditional method used in road construction.
The Minister of Equipment and Housing, Sarra Zaafrani and the Minister of the Environment Leila Chikhaoui attended the launch of work to build the link.
Zaâfrani argued that this pilot project is the first of its kind in Tunisia and Africa.
For his part, Chikhaoui noted that this pilot experiment in the use of rubble and construction waste in road construction will make it possible to reduce the quantities of these materials which pose major ecological problems to the interior of construction sites and cities, without forgetting their ecological profitability, as an added value element for the circular economy chain and ecological transition.
https://www.webmanagercenter.com/2023/09/15/513694/projet-pilote-en-tunisie-construction-de-routes-avec-des-materiaux-recycles/