India's Pothole Problem Gets a Danish Fix. Here's How the Technology Works

India's pothole problem gets a Danish fix. Here's how the technology works

Andhra Pradesh is testing Danish fibre technology on a pothole-prone road in Nandyal. The fibre-reinforced roads are designed to resist cracks and ruts and could offer a new approach to India’s pothole problem.

India’s Pothole Problem Gets a Danish Fix: Andhra Pradesh Tests Fibre-Reinforced Roads

For years, the road between Mudigedu and Sanjamala, tucked into the Nallamala foothills of Nandyal district, told the same story every monsoon.  Trucks hauling limestone for the region's cement plants and slabs from its granite quarries rolled over it daily, and by the time the rains arrived, the surface would splinter into cracks, ruts, and eventually potholes deep enough to swallow a scooter's wheel.  This stretch runs through Banaganapalle co…