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Concrete is unlikely to work and expensive. It would likely crack and break making even more problems.

Aggregate rolled into the surface is good and stabilises the surface but may require a significant amount. Afghan roads typically do not have proper drainage - have you thought of forming and compacting a crown on the road and possibly manually compacting top drained surface using local labour with elephant foot compactor (or similar) Two road profile types we used in Afghanistan are attached.

Also if you leave much later in the year you will actually find ground surfaces will freeze and any thawing may just be on the surface. We worked frozen roads several times.

Alternatively some agencies have found convoys of horses and donkeys have been available and manageable to transport essential materials - it depends on what type and quantity of materials you are trying to move. Even very large convoys have been moved this way.

Regards,

Chris Nixon

Concrete is unlikely to work and expensive. It would likely crack and break making even more problems.

Aggregate rolled into the surface is good and stabilises the surface but may require a significant amount. Afghan roads typically do not have proper drainage - have you thought of forming and compacting a crown on the road and possibly manually compacting top drained surface using local labour with elephant foot compactor (or similar) Two road profile types we used in Afghanistan are attached.

Also if you leave much later in the year you will actually find ground surfaces will freeze and any thawing may just be on the surface. We worked frozen roads several times.

Alternatively some agencies have found convoys of horses and donkeys have been available and manageable to transport essential materials - it depends on what type and quantity of materials you are trying to move. Even very large convoys have been moved this way.

Regards,

Chris Nixon Chris