A Workshop

on
SUSTAINABLE ROAD
CONSTRUCTION
22nd

November 16

CiSTUP
Indian Institute of Science
Bengaluru
Venue
Golden Jubilee Conference Hall
Department of Civil Engineering
(8:00 AM 5:30 PM)

Aim of the Workshop

Roads are vital for the economic
development of a country and for ensuring
social progress. The aim of this workshop is
to facilitate, encourage and incubate ideas,
concepts, technologies, research, plans and
programs that are related to achieving
sustainable road construction. Through
presentations and discussions, the workshop
will try to achieve the following objectives.
Understand the impact of road
construction on social, economic and
environmental conditions in the context
of sustainability.
Disseminate state of the art/practice
information about sustainable road
construction.
Develop vision, mission, goals and a
strategic plan for working towards
sustainable road construction in India.

Workshop Structure
Welcome and Introduction
Presentations by the industry personnel
on the state of current practice and
emerging road construction materials,
methods, and technologies.
Perspectives
of
researchers
from
Bengaluru, Chennai, and the United States.
A panel discussion on Sustainable Road
Construction Way Forward.
Summary and wrap-up.

Why this Workshop?

With 4.7 million km of roadways, India has
the second largest road network in the
world, which transports 60% of good and
85% of passenger traffic in the country. The
construction of roadways require a
significant amount of unrenewable natural
resources such as mineral aggregates, energy
and water, and leads to harmful
environmental effects such as emissions.
Furthermore, once built, roadways need
proper maintenance and rehabilitation,
which also require materials, energy and
water, on a regular basis. If the roads are not
maintained properly, their quality suffers,
safety becomes a concern, and the efficiency
of the transportations system drops, which
has negative impact on the economy. The big
challenge that is faced by the current civil
engineers and administrators in India is how
to build and maintain roads in a sustainable
way such that they benefit the society and
the economy of the country, but do not have
negative impact on the environment. Thus,
this workshop aims at identifying ways for
sustainable road construction.

NORTHWIND
TRADERS

Address for Correspondence

Prof. J M Chandra Kishen
Chairman,
Centre
for
infrastructure,
Sustainable Transportation and Urban
Planning (CiSTUP)
SID Complex, IISc Bengaluru
Brochure subtitle or company
Karnataka-560 012, INDIA
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E-mail: chairman@cistup.iisc.ernet.in
Contact No. : +91-80-2293-2521