COMMISSIONER COMANDER MEETS WITH REPRESENTATIVEW FROM NIGERIAN FEDERAL MISISTRY OF WORKS TO DISCUSS BUILDING AND STABALIZING ROADS
DeFuniak Springs, FL… Monday morning, September 9th, Walton County District 4 Commissioner Comander and Public Works Employee Brooks Davis met with representatives from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works to discuss how Walton County saves time and money when stabilizing and paving County roads.
Commissioner Comander met with Ike Onyuike, Director of Mykon Ventures Limited and Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works representatives Charles Bosah, Michael Ike Chukwuma and Nebeolisa Anako to discuss the County’s use of equipment and base seal when stabilizing and paving roads. The representatives are currently looking at solutions that they can take back to their home country in the hopes of saving money, time and increase their ability to build stable and permanent roads.
The current process that is used in Walton County has been in place since 1998 and was instituted by Public Works employee Brooks Davis. Davis had done research in the late 90’s to find a better and more efficient way for the County to build roads. Since working with soil stabilizers, the county has seen a large savings in time and money.
“In regard to the savings that have been seen by the County, we have paved approximately 40 miles of roads since 2008. By using this stabilization process, we have saved approximately $1.1 million in direct costs,” said Comander. “In addition, we have been able to use this process to allow us to pave roads quicker and shorten road delays for the public.”
Prior to using soil stabilizers, the County would spend approximately $45,000 per mile to pave a road using a limerock base. Since moving to a soil stabilization program, the County is spending approximately $16,000 per mile which is a savings of approximately 64%. In addition to the cost savings, the stabilizing process also increases the load-carrying capabilities of the road, causes the road to become more durable and is not affected by rain or weather events prior to paving.
Since moving to this process, Commissioner Comander was featured in a video about the process. This video and process has become known worldwide for its ability to create stable, long lasting roads. It is due to this that the representatives from Nigeria requested a meeting with Commissioner Comander and Mr. Davis.
Pictured from Left to Right: Brooks Davis, Nebeolisa Anako, Charles Bosah, Commissioner Sara Comander, Ike Onyiuke, Michael Ike Chukwuma
DeFuniak Springs, FL… Monday morning, September 9th, Walton County District 4 Commissioner Comander and Public Works Employee Brooks Davis met with representatives from the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works to discuss how Walton County saves time and money when stabilizing and paving County roads.
Commissioner Comander met with Ike Onyuike, Director of Mykon Ventures Limited and Nigerian Federal Ministry of Works representatives Charles Bosah, Michael Ike Chukwuma and Nebeolisa Anako to discuss the County’s use of equipment and base seal when stabilizing and paving roads. The representatives are currently looking at solutions that they can take back to their home country in the hopes of saving money, time and increase their ability to build stable and permanent roads.
The current process that is used in Walton County has been in place since 1998 and was instituted by Public Works employee Brooks Davis. Davis had done research in the late 90’s to find a better and more efficient way for the County to build roads. Since working with soil stabilizers, the county has seen a large savings in time and money.
“In regard to the savings that have been seen by the County, we have paved approximately 40 miles of roads since 2008. By using this stabilization process, we have saved approximately $1.1 million in direct costs,” said Comander. “In addition, we have been able to use this process to allow us to pave roads quicker and shorten road delays for the public.”
Prior to using soil stabilizers, the County would spend approximately $45,000 per mile to pave a road using a limerock base. Since moving to a soil stabilization program, the County is spending approximately $16,000 per mile which is a savings of approximately 64%. In addition to the cost savings, the stabilizing process also increases the load-carrying capabilities of the road, causes the road to become more durable and is not affected by rain or weather events prior to paving.
Since moving to this process, Commissioner Comander was featured in a video about the process. This video and process has become known worldwide for its ability to create stable, long lasting roads. It is due to this that the representatives from Nigeria requested a meeting with Commissioner Comander and Mr. Davis.
Pictured from Left to Right: Brooks Davis, Nebeolisa Anako, Charles Bosah, Commissioner Sara Comander, Ike Onyiuke, Michael Ike Chukwuma