Nation | by Edwin Okoth
Authorities are struggling to secure newly constructed roads under the threat of overloaded trucks, which damage them even before their completion.
The menace especially on rural roads built using the low volume seal roads technology (LVSR ) has complicated maintenance plans for some agencies forced to start repairs as soon as sections of the new stretches are open to traffic.
New roads in areas where only gravel and earth sections existed, are also damaged by unexpected increase in traffic, which opens up for new residential houses…
