• • Develop and improve the road maintenance management system
  • Deploy Routine Maintenance Units (RMU) and Disaster Recovery Units (DRU)
  • Contribute to infrastructure improvements and regional development
  • Understand soil properties and erosion
  • Learn about road maintenance operations
  • Conduct routine maintenance
  • Know the maintenance operations of pavements and drainage systems

State Road Authorities, Construction and Civil Engineers, Local Government, Consultants, Draftspersons, New Graduates, Technicians

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Introduction

• • Ten Commandments of a Good Road

Geometric Design

• • Functional systems for rural areas
  • Geometry
  • Sight distance
  • Super elevation (banking)

Soils

• • Types of soil
  • Visual – Manual identification
  • Permeability
  • Capillarity
  • Desirable properties for aggregates
  • Stability
  • Compaction
  • Soil identification in the field

Understanding Soil Erosion

• • Factors Linked to Erosion
  • Erosion Control Principles

Camp Road Maintenance

• • Road Drainage
  • Road Materials
  • Alternative Road Surfacing Materials
  • Crowning and Grading
  • Alternative Road Maintenance Equipment
  • Ditches
  • Culverts
  • Culverts
  • Ditch Turnouts
  • Geotextiles
  • Dust Control

Camp Road Evaluation

• • Road Evaluation
  • Slope Evaluation
  • Access Evaluation
  • Final Road Evaluation Summary

Pavement Structures

• • Vehicle loads
  • Road surfaces
  • Paving aggregate roads
  • Surface treatments

Routine Maintenance

• • Paved Road Surfaces
  • Unpaved Road Surfaces
  • Trails
  • Street Sweeping
  • Shoulders and Turnouts

Pavement Maintenance

• • Maintenance repair
  • Pavement repair alternatives
  • Road sections
  • Geotextiles

 Drainage

• • Vehicle loads
  • Surface water
  • Road crown
  • Eliminating depressions
  • Drainage ditches

Maintenance of Drainage Systems

• • Drainage Systems
  • Drainage Facility Installation, Repair & Replacement
  • Stream Crossings
  • Ditches and Swales
  • Watercourses and Streams
  • Flood Control Facilities
  • Slopes
  • Erosion Control
  • Slope Stabilization

Traffic Signs

• • Signs
  • Work zones
  • Planning and direction
  • Infrastructure management

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.