Roads seen through the lens of Social Engineering

The Eastern Cape region confronts difficulties in building roads due to a lack of financing, a paucity of competent personnel, and environmental issues. Ensuring safe and sustainable networks is the goal of South Africa’s road design guidelines. The goal of the research is to use locally accessible raw materials to engineer durable unpaved (gravel) roads in the Eastern Cape. The goals are to compile information on the materials that are available, assess their acceptability, evaluate design principles based on existing design standards, and create a framework for planning and building these roads inside the province using locally produced raw materials. This work is included in the research’s literature review. In South Africa, roads are essential to rural infrastructure because they promote economic development and enhance quality of life. Road network modernization requires the use of asset management systems like RAMS. Engineering indigenization and localization is vital in order to create egalitarian networks, for the roads engineer, this can include incorporating local resources and cultures into design considerations. Road functionality and safety depend on routine maintenance and tributary analysis, which are made more difficult by climate change.