Comments on: Typical Philippine road construction

By: MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:40:02 +0000

Hi Dave – I know some areas that have netting or wire mesh on the hillsides, but most don’t.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:31:39 +0000

You know bob It’s quite funny to see that picture of road resurfacing,my last visit to Negros Was largely spent in Canlaoen so there was a lot of to and fro to San Carlos city, the route is fairly goodjust a couple of bumps here and there, but the one thing i did notice was just how close to the mountain cuts the road is and the possibilty for falling rocks. I know that some of the areas are pretty unstable but I was wondering , is there any netting programs for holding back rock fall? Other than that though, I seen more road repairs their than I have seen in years here where I live in the uk,I might take some pics of our roads here and embarrass our council hahaha

By: MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:32:00 +0000

Hi Barry – No problem, I’m not upset at all, just wanted to let you know why I edited your comment. I’m gonna edit mine now that you already read it!

By: Bacolod Barry

Bacolod Barry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:30:47 +0000

Sorry Bob, didn’t mean to upset anybody

By: MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:23:04 +0000

Hi Danny – I really don’t know the technical side of it… I just see these guys out working on the roads!

By: MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:19:44 +0000

Hi Barry – That is some good info on the site that you posted the link to! So, it appears that the concrete is actually better for some conditions.

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:07:56 +0000

Kamusta ka Bob,

I can see this happening there, there is no initiative for private companies to invest in such machinery. I am not sure how the contracts work there, and how often such contracts are awarded.
I would guess that using cement instead of tarmac materials is inexpensive, but in the long run, I would think the cement would not hold up as long, with the climate and temperatures. But at least this does create jobs, and more frequent work for people there.
You can tell this is not a Florida State Highway job, there isn’t 10 people leaning on shovels, watching one man do the work..lol.

Ingatz,
Danny

By: Bacolod Barry

Bacolod Barry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:55:25 +0000

Hi Bob
I think I have answered my own question regarding concrete vs tarmac. Sorry this is a tad long, but hopefully some readers may find this interesting. {Copied from http://www.cmaindia.org/faq4.html}

By: MindanaoBob

MindanaoBob — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:21:26 +0000

Hi Barry – I am not really sure how they go about choosing their materials.

By: Bacolod Barry

Bacolod Barry — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:24:33 +0000

Hi Bob

Interesting picture….
Do you know why they use concrete as opposed to tarmac? Is it just down to money?
I would have thought that concrete roads are worse for motorcars although I don’t know for sure.