A technical cooperation project with Myanmar commenced in 2011 following a request for assistance from that country. The project was supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Japan Road Association (JRA). The project had two phases, one from June 2012 to September 2014 and the other from April 2016 to December 2019. A technical committee was set up in each country and four joint meetings of the both technical committees were conducted, including two meetings in Japan where key Myanmar members were invited to inspect examples of pavement technologies in use in Japan.
Two manuals and a handbook on pavements were produced. In the preparation of the documents, field tests were conducted to consider local conditions. The main author of this report was a member of the technical committee in Japan and also participated in the joint meetings.
The outputs of the project were as follows;
- A Manual on community-inclusive type pavement works for low-traffic-volume roads, which was produced during Phase 1 of the project in 2014.
- A Manual on pavement works using hot mix asphalt and ready-mixed concrete, which was compiled during Phase 2 of the project in 2018.
- A Handbook on pavement works, which was completed in 2019.
The report describes the technical issues discussed at the committee meetings and the problems faced in the field during the project, which were mostly related to the contents of the two manuals.