UEM Edgenta, MPT to conduct trial plan for sustainable solution for road pavement

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 -- UEM Edgenta Bhd will conduct a trial programme to apply 100 per cent reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) on Jalan Taming Sari in Taping, Perak.

This programme will implemented by two subsidiaries of UEM Edgenta operating in the infrastructure services sector, namely Opus International (M) Bhd (Opus Consultants) and Edgenta Propel Bhd (Edgenta Propel) in collaboration with the Taiping Municipal Council (MPT).

“This partnership with both the company’s and MPT’s shared goals in sustainability through adopting safer, environmentally-friendly and cost-efficient pavement solution, in which the one-year trial programme will apply global-best practices in pavement rehabilitation works, utilising cold central plant recycling (CCPR) technology,” UEM Edgenta said in a statement.

The CCPR technology is a method to integrate existing removed pavement, termed as RAP, or commonly known as ‘old asphalt pavement material’ reclaimed from roads and parking lots, and through careful treatment, transform it as new CCPR pavement mix.

“Using higher concentrations of RAP in the paving mix can be a challenge. Hence, we have chosen to use CCPR technology and partnered with Kamunting Premix Plant Sdn Bhd (KPP) to source the materials locally and complement our shared goals in promoting sustainability to support MPT,” Opus Consultant chief operating officer Ir. Dr Tony Chan said.

The company stated that throughout this trial, Opus Consultants’ pavement team will design and supervise pavement monitoring evaluation to validate the performance of the new pavement, while together with Edgenta Propel, will jointly oversee construction and traffic management for the works undertaken.

Meanwhile, KPP will be carrying out the replacement of the existing pavement with recycled material and is responsible for the pavement quality.

“The site chosen has enabled Opus Consultants to lay other conventional materials nearby, which would offer a physical comparison of mixes in the same location that would allow Opus Consultants to monitor the performance of the pavement for a possible city-wide roll-out if proven successful,” it added.

-- BERNAMA