The Malaysian government is keen to encourage the use of rubber in the construction of roads in order to promote the growth of the local rubber industry, according to works minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. Rubber is seen as the preferred method for increasing the quality of asphalt used in road construction, while its use will grow the application of rubber in suitable industries, he told Bernama.
“The decline in rubber prices on the world market caused rubber industry consensus to recover by diversifying and increasing the use of rubber in some other sectors, this is consistent with the call to increase natural domestic rubber consumption up to 10% annually,” Fadillah said.
Natural rubber is a great invention for a higher quality of asphalt roads, Fadillah said, adding that the introduction of rubber to the composition changes the performance of current conventional asphalt paved roads, which has limited performance in handling temperature changes and traffic loading.
There are currently three pioneer projects rubberised road asphalt paving in the country, which are in Tampin in Negeri Sembilan, Baling in Kedah, and Temerloh in Pahang, according to deputy works minster Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin. Similar projects are planned in Kelantan and Segamat, Johor.
“Rubber asphalt paving is more costly to construct compared to conventional road paving, but the cost effective comes from the low maintenance the road needed, we are conducting a study especially in terms of cost and safety and expect to complete the study by year end,” she said.
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Technically sound, althou they need to show the test results b4 implement wide scale. Stretchings of rubbers will reduce cracking caused by large temp diff (tropical day/night). And stickiness of rubber will glue the bitumen better. Road noise shud reduced, but brake distance might increase. And if not evenly applied, waterponding will happen cuz by waterproof effect of rubber. Normally rainwater will seep thru tarmac.
Please implement in all urban areas with high traffic flow. This is an effective way to overcome road wear and tear.
If our JPJ were to be more strict on our tyre laws, many accidents (skidding, losing control) could have been avoided and indirectly boost our rubber industry.
I have been driving for 4 years and I have not seen PDRM or JPJ checking our tyre threads.
They could have caught many negligent drivers who doesn’t replace their worn out(bald) tyres.
Very innovative idea, a cost effective solution for a rubber producing country like us where scale can make the implementation more feasible. Let’s hope sufficient research evidence is provided on safety, durability and performance tests.
sound good. but still authorities implement with scientific facts and researches have been done and not because of make rubber industry become better
Malaysia road? Always build the road first then the next day some other contractor come to dig an ugly long stretch for cabling and piping.
Why so brainless and non cohesive?
And who is planting our rubber in Malaysia? Foreigner?
Only if they can solve aquaplanning issues as water cannot seep through rubber
Few years back, Singapore road are implemented using rubber in roads. As the result , more accidents as it is more slippery when it rains. We resurfaced it with tarmac but LTA never reveal the danger caused of rubberised road.