The road user in South Africa currently experiences a large gap between gravel and paved roads in terms of the serviceability and standards which are applied. Because of the high coasts associated with current paved road standards, the provision and upgrading of low volume roads in particular is difficult to justify.
This document serves as a forerunner to the provision of practical guidelines for the selection of appropriate and more affordable standards over the full spectrum of rural roads. New and existing thoughts on the subject are discussed and recommendations made to this end.
Reference:
Towards appropriate standards for rural roads: discussion document. RR 92/466/1, National Department of Transport, South Africa, pp. 301
van Zyl, G., Jordaan, P., Bofinger, H., Curtayne, P., de Beer, E., Emery, S., ... Wolff, H. (1993). Towards appropriate standards for rural roads: discussion document National Department of Transport, South Africa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3427
van Zyl, GD, PW Jordaan, HE Bofinger, PC Curtayne, E de Beer, SJ Emery, DJ Jones, et al Towards appropriate standards for rural roads: discussion document. National Department of Transport, South Africa, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3427
van Zyl G, Jordaan P, Bofinger H, Curtayne P, de Beer E, Emery S, et al. Towards appropriate standards for rural roads: discussion document. 1993 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3427
