Reinforced concrete preferred for construction of Ekurhuleni bus lanes

As concrete is the preferred material for the new concrete bus lanes for the Ekurhuleni integrated rapid public transport network (IRPTN) currently under construction on Gauteng’s East Rand, cement and concrete industry body The Concrete Institute (TCI) has played an advisory role on site for contractors involved in the divided IRPTN, says TCI MD Bryan Perrie. He points out that 18 km of bus lanes for Rustenburg’s rapid transport system have also been paved using continuously reinforced concrete pavement (CRCP).