SN BRAT TT USTED ee. 9: sazorcocsrs | “Sees shar ott cst sera) ‘Sa Fax 91-11-25009807 / 25003518 National Highways Authority of India (Mnistr of Road Transpor and Highways) as we 6, tary 10, Wem, TE Reet 110075 G56, Sertne-19, Parka, New Mathi-110075 NHAI/TIC/RRD/08/2016/9 6964 435” November'16 To, The All Regional Officers/ Project Directors * NHAI Sub : a) Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS) letter for consultancy works. b) MORTH(S&R) instructions for use of Micro-Surfacing for the renewal course, maintenance and repair on the National Highways. Please find enclosed herewith communications recived from: a) Central Soll and Materials Research Station regarding that CSMRS. undertakes consultancy works pertaining to the proposed projects, mostly in the area of water resources sector, In the domain of investigation for foundations on soils and rocks and invesgiatioins for the construction material like concrete, soit geosynthetics and Rock fill. Vane | b) MORTH(S&R) instructions issued vide letter dated 28.09.2016 wherein it has been submitted that Micro-Surfacing may be used penal! | for the renewal course, maintenance and repair on the National Highways at least 25-30% of the total length of stretch for use of Micro-Surfacing for the renewal course, maintenance and repair on the _--| National Highways. —| 2 You are requested take necessary actions on the issues mentioned in the ia eee et your end YW rao stead \ PPR torr de ool Bnei &. (Ajay Kumar Sabhanwall) GM (T)—SRD. a Diasl ptup 6) a Enclosed: As aboves wr Ste GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ‘ \X \\WMINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS a, AN ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED MINISTRY TAHE Campus, a S&R(R) ZONE Sector-62, “ ee Node 20301, ey F.No, RW/NH- 33044/68/2016/S&R (R) Dated: the 28” September, 2016 To 1. All Engineers-in-Chief and Chief Engineers of Public Works Department of States/ UTs dealing with National Highways, other centrally sponsored schemes, 2. The Director General (Border Roads), Seema Sadak Bhawan, Ring Road, New Delhi- Z 110 010. iH 3. The Chairman, National Highways Authority of India, G-3 & 6, Sector-10, Dwarks, c ‘New Delhi-110 075 The Managing Director, NIIIDCL, PTI Building, New Delhi-110001 We aa Use of Micro-surfacing for the renewal course, maintenance and repair oe on National Highways. b Ministry in its Specifications for Road and Bridge Works (5 Revision) has included Ae Micro-surfacing as surface sealing treatment to improve skid resistance, surface durability, SY oe seal fine and medium cracks. It is applied when structurally sound pavement surface shows (signs of premature ageing, aggregate luss, cracking, high degree of polishing ele. Section 514 of the MORTH Specifications may he referred which prescribes guidelines for its 9 for low and medium trafficked road. In this regard, Indian Roads Congress has published IRC:SP:81- 2008 ‘Tentative Specifications for Slurry Seal and Micro-surfacing’ which may also be / __Aefesel for its applicaton C-" 2. It has been observed that Micro-surfacing is stillstor-be"adoptéd™for repair and maintenance by the implementing agencies in spite uf its udvuntuges, possibly due to luck of awareness and also some contractual obligations which is restricting the adoption of this technology due to compulsory renewal clause by the hot mix method in contracts, x In view of this, it has been decided in the Ministry that Micro- ‘surfacing may be used a5 preventive maintenance/renewal treatment ag provoribed in the: a continuous stretch which qualifies for periodical renew. criteria for the selection of stretches under Micro-surfacing shall be the same as that of Periodical Renewal stipulated in Ministry's cireular No. re lated 26” September, 2002. 4. The implementing agencies may ensure that a least 25-30% of total eligible length for Periodical Renewal, preferably in a continuous stretch is covered by micro-surfacing or other similar type of treatment in Future. —E— oe §. ~The contents of this Circular may be brought to the notice of all concerned in your organtzation. aie — ‘Yours faithfully, al Cont bee! Koma ee Executive Engineer (NFSG) (S, R&T) (Roads) oo For Director gencral (Road Development) & Special Secretary \ J