Muzira, StephenHernandez de Diaz, Damaris2014-07-212014-07-212014-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18952This paper presents a development case study on alternative thinking in rural infrastructure delivery. Delivery in this case is achieved in a manner that advances the green growth, social inclusion and cost-effectiveness agendas. The need for green and inclusive approaches in reaching development goals cannot be overstated. At the same time, the use of public funds should ensure value for money and stretch government resources as far as they can go. Inclusion refers to the empowerment of all citizens to participate in, and benefit from the development process, removing barriers against those who are often excluded. The use of a community development approach is presented in this paper to demonstrate how this has been achieved on large scale and in a cost-effective way without compromising quality or timing. Heightened roles and responsibilities are conferred to the local target authorities and populations in this infrastructure delivery approach, and this experience is presented as a best practice that could be emulated in similar development work. On the technical front, most road infrastructure delivery in many countries is heavily mechanized and undertaken using default asphalt surfacing. This paper presents the adoption of an alternative and green paving material that is also cost-effective at the secondary rural road level.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADMIXTUREAGGREGATESAGRICULTURAL ROADSAIRAIR TRANSPORTALLIANCEAMBIENT TEMPERATURESANALYSIS PERIODASPHALTASPHALT PAVEMENTASPHALT ROADSBEAMSBETTER ROADBITUMENBITUMEN MACADAMBOTTLENECKSBOUNDARIESBOUNDARYBRAKINGBRIDGEBRIDGE INFRASTRUCTUREBUSBUSESCAPACITY BUILDINGCAPITAL INVESTMENTCEMENTCHIP SEALCIVIL ENGINEERINGCONSTRUCTION METHODSCORE ROAD NETWORKCOST-BENEFIT ANALYSISCOSTS OF TRANSPORTCOUNTERPARTSCOUNTRY CASE STUDIESCRUDE OIL PRICECULVERTSDAILY TRAFFICDRAINAGEDRIVINGDRIVING CONDITIONSDUSTEARTHWORKSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC INTEGRATIONEMISSIONEMULSIONEXPLOITATIONFLEXIBLE PAVEMENTFRAMEWORKGRADIENTSGRAVELGRAVEL LAYERGRAVEL ROADSHAULAGEHAULAGE DISTANCEHEAVY EQUIPMENTHEAVY GOODS VEHICLESHEAVY VEHICLEHIGH ENERGYHIGHWAYHIGHWAY CONSTRUCTIONHIGHWAY DESIGNHIGHWAY USERINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINTERNAL RATE OF RETURNINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL MARKETINTERNATIONAL ROUGHNESS INDEXJOINT FILLERSLIMELOADINGLOCAL AUTHORITIESLOCAL ROADSLOW VOLUME ROADSMEETINGMEETINGSMINISTRY OF TRANSPORTMOBILITYMODALITIESMODALITYNATIONAL ROADSNET PRESENT VALUENONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSOVERLAYOXIDATIONPARKINGPAVED ROADSPAVEMENTPAVEMENT MANAGEMENTPAVEMENT STRENGTHPAVEMENT STRUCTUREPAVEMENT SURFACEPAVEMENT SURFACESPAVEMENTSPAVERSPAVINGPERIODIC MAINTENANCEPETROLEUM PRODUCTSPILOT PROJECTPOLLUTIONPOTHOLESPRECAST CONCRETEPROJECT APPRAISALPROJECT DESIGNPROJECT IMPLEMENTATIONPUBLIC WORKSRECONSTRUCTIONREHABILITATIONREHABILITATION ACTIVITIESREINFORCED CONCRETEROADROAD AGENCIESROAD AGENCYROAD CLASSIFICATIONROAD CONDITIONSROAD CONSTRUCTIONROAD CONSTRUCTION COSTSROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIALSROAD COSTSROAD DETERIORATIONROAD IMPROVEMENTSROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD INVESTMENTSROAD LENGTHROAD LENGTHSROAD MAINTENANCEROAD MAINTENANCE FUNDROAD MARKINGROAD MATERIALSROAD NETWORKROAD PAVEMENTROAD PLANNINGROAD PROJECTSROAD SAFETYROAD SECTORROAD SURFACINGROAD SYSTEMSROAD TRANSPORTROAD TRANSPORT SERVICESROAD USERSROAD WORKSROADSROLLING TERRAINROUGHNESSROUTEROUTESROUTINE MAINTENANCERURAL AREASRURAL INFRASTRUCTURERURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTRURAL ROADRURAL ROAD INFRASTRUCTURERURAL ROAD MAINTENANCERURAL ROAD PROJECTSRURAL ROADSSAFETY CAMPAIGNSSALVAGESANDSANITATIONSEALINGSECONDARY ROADSSERVICE ROADSSIGNAGESIGNSSPEEDSPEEDSSPREADINGSTIFFNESSSTREETSSTRUCTURESSUBGRADESURFACE DRESSINGSURFACINGSURVEYINGTAXTERRAINTERTIARY ROADSTRAFFICTRAFFIC CALMINGTRAFFIC CALMING MEASURESTRAFFIC CONTROLLERSTRAFFIC LEVELSTRAFFIC SURVEYSTRAFFIC VOLUMESTRANSITTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORTTRANSPORT BURDENTRANSPORT COSTSTRANSPORT DECISIONSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT MODESTRANSPORT RESEARCHTRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORYTRANSPORT SYSTEMSTRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATION PLANTRAVEL TIMETRAVEL TIMESTRIPSTRUETRUNK ROADSTYPES OF ROADSUNPAVED ROADSURBAN STREETSVEHICLEVEHICLE OPERATINGVEHICLE OPERATING COSTVEHICLE OPERATING COSTSVEHICLE SPEEDSVEHICLESVISCOSITYWORLD DEVELOPMENT10.1596/18952