As part of its ongoing maintenance programme, a number of roads in the Dorset Council area are to be given an early intervention to seal against water and prevent pot holes.  

Known as road preservation, an asphalt liquid is sprayed onto the surface to seal small cracks, preventing water from causing more damage.    

Dorset’s contractor RMS (Road Maintenance Services Ltd) will be carrying out the work.

It is a quick process that takes place overnight, but while the work takes place there will be road closures with diversions. Neighbouring households will be informed by letter. 

Early, preventative maintenance is the most cost-effective way to maintain roads, said the council.

In the lifecycle of a road, preservation is the first intervention to keep the road surface in a good condition. 

The next intervention level to keep roads in a good condition is patching of the worst damage followed with a surface dressing to seal the road from water. 

Damage beyond these interventions would require resurfacing, which is much more costly. 

By carrying out repairs specific to the damage evidenced in the individual road, we can carry out maintenance on more roads, reduce emissions by using less raw material and create less waste compared to solely using resurfacing, said the council.

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