In the thick of a massive road-building and upgradation exercise, Bihar has gone further in search of lasting quality for its roads and opened district construction projects to third party inspection.
At present, only underconstruction national highways and externally aided road projects by the World Bank and ADB opt for thirdparty inspection for superior road quality and contractor accountability. Bihar government has tied up with US firm MSV International for
"third party quality check of construction" of integrated road development projects in the state.
Starting on Thursday, 4,000 km of Bihar's major district roads currently being twolaned, are being tested for quality construction work with the help of a Mobile Testing Van, a first for the state.
"The thinking is to get the best of roads in the state. So we came up with the plan to start third-party inspections," said an official at the Road Construction Department in Bihar. "The MSV system will not only improve road quality but also help us rework maintenance contracts keeping road deficiencies in mind," he said.
