This paper reports the results of a laboratory based exploratory study aimed at characterizing the properties of recycled aggregate and recycled aggregate concrete, to verify their utilization in civil infrastructure. Recycled aggregates used in this study were generated by crushing of concrete cubes tested in the laboratory. Five different concrete mixes were produced; three recycled aggregate concrete viz with 50%, 75% and 100% recycled aggregates with fly ash, and two natural aggregate concrete mixes with and without fly ash, respectively. Triple mixing method was adopted for making of recycled aggregate concrete. Compressive strength, split tensile strength, flexural strength, modulus of elasticity, water absorption and resistivity of the concrete were determined. It was observed that there was no significant variation in compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength of concrete, while the modulus of elasticity and resistivity decreased and water absorption increased with increase in percentage of recycled aggregates. The findings from the study show that the recycled concrete aggregate may be useful for construction of transportation infrastructure such as pavements and bridges. However, further research is needed particularly on the long term field performance of the recycled aggregate concrete before it can be used with confidence.