CONCRETE ROADS CHEAPER, MORE DURABLE- DANGOTE

     

The chairman of Dangote Cement, Aliko Dangote, has reiterated his plea to the Federal Government to urgently adopt concrete roads (made of cement and aggregates instead of bitumen) in the country. Africa’s richest man said it would be to the benefit of Nigerians if the government embraced the option of using concrete for road in the country. Aside from being very cheap, he said concrete roads were more durable with near zero maintenance cost. Dangote said, ‘we are pushing for Nigeria to do concrete roads it is cheaper to do a concrete road that will last 50 years than to do a bitumen road.