Road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said his ministry will soon implement the automated and intelligent machine-aided construction (AIMC) technology to other national highway projects, to change the way national highways are built in the country.
“We have achieved success in the Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway pilot project and soon we will implement this technology to other projects also,” Gadkari said at the stakeholder consultation workshop on AIMC on Thursday.
“National Highways are our national assets, and we have put a lot of emphasis on enhancing their quality and safety. We have taken measures to fix contractors’ responsibility to enhance the quality of construction and also to improve transparency in our system,” Gadkari added.
As per a ministry of road transport and highways statement on Friday, Gadkari said technology is a game changer and adoption of automated and intelligent machine-aided construction is the way forward.
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) organised the stakeholder consultation workshop on AIMC to discuss and provide feedback on the draft policy released for adoption of this technology in national highways projects to enhance national highway construction capabilities.
Recently NHAI is implementing AIMC pilot project on Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway where automated and intelligent machines like GPS aided motor grader, intelligent compactor and stringless paver are being used.
“Based on evaluation of the efficacy of AIMC demonstrated in this project, along with feedback from the project stakeholders and considering the international guidelines and specifications, NHAI will undertake adoption of AIMC for the construction of a few more greenfield expressways and access-controlled corridor projects,” the ministry added.
