Soil extension along the road

1. Bole – Abomsa Section

Suitability as Road
No. Stretch Visual Description
Bed
1 0+000 2+500 Dark brown clay soil Unsuitable
2 2+500 5+000 Light brow silty clay Suitable
3 5+000 8+900 Silty gravel and sand Suitable
4 8+900 9+280 Rock _
5 9+280 9+940 Silty gravel and sand Suitable
6 9+940 11+600 Rock _
7 11+600 11+900 Light brown silt with gravel Suitable
8 11+900 12+000 Brown clay soil Unsuitable
9 12+000 12+500 Brown silty clay soil Suitable
10 12+500 13+100 Dark brown clay soil Unsuitable
11 13+100 13+280 Light brown silt with gravel Suitable
12 13+280 19+400 Dark brown clay soil Unsuitable
13 19+400 19+965 Rock _

2. Bole – Weterdino Section

Suitability as Road
No. Stretch Visual Description
Bed
1 0+000 0+500 Dark brown clay soil Unsuitable
2 0+500 1+000 Light gray gravel Suitable
3 1+000 5+000 Dark brown clay soil Unsuitable
4 5+000 5+500 Brown clay soil Suitable
5 5+500 6+200 Dark brown clay soil Unsuitable
6 6+200 6+500 Light brown soil with few gravel Suitable
7 6+500 6+960 Dark brown clay soil Unsuitable
8 6+960 7+700 Light brown soil with few gravel Suitable
9 7+700 8+200 Dark clay soil Unsuitable
10 8+200 9+000 Gravel/rock Suitable
 11 9+000 9+600 Dark clay soil Unsuitable
12 9+600 10+645 Light gray gravel Suitable

Pavement Type and thickness in mm

Station Road Section
Base Sub
Surfacing Capping
Course base
Asphalt Concrete,
Carriageway 175 250 _
Km. 5+000 to Km. 11+600, 50mm
Bole – Abomsa section Sub base/Gravel _
Shoulder 400
Wearing Course
Asphalt Concrete,
Carriageway 175 225 130
50mm
Shoulder in expansive Double Surface
Other sections 175 225 130
sections Treatment
Shoulder in suitable Sub base/Gravel
400 _
sections Wearing Course