Over the past decades, the road construction with hot mix asphalt (HMA) has been increased significantly. However there were many concerns of the durability of the recently constructed asphalt concrete roads. Therefore, ...

Three wheelers have a significant contribution towards the road transportation as a popular para-transit mode in the country. Three wheeler transports is highly unregulated at present and is mainly criticized for its ...

With the huge infrastructure development in Sri Lanka, construction of roads plays a vital role. Massive quantities of construction materials required for these highway and expressway constructions. Finding sub base ...

Prime coat application is a necessary activity in road construction and it has a purpose in the pavement construction process, yet many times prime is misused during the project. The main function of prime coat is to ...

Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) is operating around 300 passenger train movements daily across its 1400 Km rail network. About 90% of train movements out of this have Maradana or Colombo as the destination or the starting point. ...

Road accidents and the consequential fatalities have become a national tragedy in Sri Lanka. According to the records in the Police Department 37,881 road accidents occurred in the country in 2013 of which 2,363 were ...

Commuting by bicycle is a sustainable transport strategy and has advantages over other modes of transport, both for the commuter and for society. The social cohesion that cycling can bring through recreational opportunities ...

Colombo, the Capital of Sri Lanka, being the hub of commercial activities with the Port and other key business establishments, the vehicle fleet entering the city has increased steadily over the past decade. As a result ...

All Pedestrian accidents in Sri Lanka in last four years from 2010 to 2013 are 20.89%, 17.65%, 17.53% and 18.51% of total accidents respectively. Among these, pedestrian crossing accidents are 17.89%, 15.20%, 17.85% and ...

The safe and efficient flow of traffic through work zones is a major concern to transportation officials (government authorities, contractors), the public, businesses, and road users. Key areas for performance measures ...