VIJAYAWADA: After facing severe criticism from residents and civic associations over potholes on city roads, the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) has decided to use latest technologies to repair damaged roads. Under the initiative, a leading cement manufacturing company has come forward to extend necessary technical support to the civic body for the purpose.
According to VMC’s engineering department officials, this year the civic body has identified around 6,000 potholes across the city. Considering the severity, the VMC has opted for bitumen polymer cold mix technology to put an end to motorists’ woes. A tender in this regard was invited at an estimated cost of Rs 1 crore and since August, roads in different parts of the city are being repaired in a phased manner, barring few localities due to untimely rains.
