Asefma Analyses the consequences of the state of the paving in the life of the citizens
11 April 2014
The Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Asphaltic Mixes (
In addition to the evident consequences of the deterioration of the roads on the damages to the vehicles and the hygiene vial, a firm in bad state can be determinant in the access to fundamental rights, the economy and the quality of life of the citizens. Like this it will remain patent in the development of the IX National Day of Asefma.
With the presence of academicians, technicians linked to pavings and hygiene vial, as well as professionals of the transport, Asefma also will tackle the relation between the hygiene vial and the state of the paving, the pathologies of the Spanish roads, the desinformación in matter of infrastructure of transports (included the need to develop an indicator mediático) and the absence of political transparency in road conservation.
A road in bad state hampers the access to the territory, therefore to basic services like health or education, and the regional cohesion. Also acrecienta the consumption of fuel of the vehicles, with an increase of until 34% and a decrease of the useful life of the vehicles that can reach 25%. A firm in bad state supposes besides an increase of until 34% of the broadcasts of gases of effect invernadero, with his consistent environingingmental problems and risks for the health.
The IX National Day of Asefma also wants to reinforce the environingingmental line and bet by the R&D between the Spanish manufacturers of asphalt. In this sense, his technical committee has launched the first Better Prize Environingingmental Practices (MPA) allocated to give visibility to those projects linked with the pavings that characterise by his sustainability and technical innovation.
