A new approach to road repairs is needed if we want to improve the condition of our roads, says RSTA
The life-expectancy of a roads in the UK could be increased, and potholes significantly reduced if local authorities and their private sector contractors adopt a more proactive approach to highway maintenance alongside other treatments such as resurfacing. This would mean central government would eventually be spending far less on reactive repairs such as filling in […]
North Somerset Council starts search for contractors for civils and surface treatment works
North Somerset Council is on the look out for contractors to cover civils works and surface treatments as well as structures as part of its Dynamic Procurement System (DPS) A DPS operates in an open market and interested contractors can apply to join at any time during its life span. This allows the council, as […]
National Pothole Day will not exist in the future if surface treatments are used more as part of a proactive highways strategy, says RSTA Chief Executive
Significant savings could be made on costs, resources and carbon by filling in fewer potholes in the future, if more highway authorities adopt a whole lifecycle approach that incorporates the use of surface treatments. This is the advice of Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). He was commenting on National […]
Luton Council repairs record number of potholes in a year and increases investment to stop them forming
It has been a busy year for the number of pothole repairs in Luton, with over 2,348 filled on roads across the network. The council has spent over £5 million in 2023 dealing with potholes with various patching repairs, resurfacing works and other treatments. In partnership with their highway maintenance contractor, VolkerHighways, the council has […]
Somerset announces new road surface repair and improvement contracts
Somerset Council has awarded contracts to Kiely Bros, Heidelberg Materials and Octavius Infrastructure to deliver essential road maintenance services as well as improvements on its network across the County. The Council has awarded four-year contracts with Kiely’s and Heidelberg Materials to deliver surface treatment services and resurfacing services respectively, while a third four-year contract has […]
Westmorland and Furness Council starts search for contractor to deliver surface treatments
Westmorland and Furness Council has started its search for a contractor to deliver capital highway maintenance works with a focus on surface treatments. The services to be delivered under this contract are capital highway maintenance works to repair worn out carriageway. Primary works will include surface dressing, micro asphalt, asphalt preservation, high friction surfacing work […]
Road maintenance carried out in south Oxfordshire using innovative recycling technique
A south Oxfordshire road has being resurfaced using an innovative recycling technique which reuses all of the existing surfacing material and saved hundreds of tonnes of carbon. The technique, known as in-situ cold recycling, also allowed the road to be reopened eight days quicker than by using conventional resurfacing techniques. Oxfordshire County Council carried out […]
Micro-asphalt plans for resident roads in Lincolnshire
Seventy-seven roads in Lincolnshire are getting a share of a £700,000 surface dressing roads scheme that starts this month. Selected residential roads across Lincolnshire are getting a special road surfacing treatment designed specifically for suburban areas. Micro-asphalt is a surface treatment that is a preventative measure used to seal the existing road surface, improve the […]
Road treatment and resurfacing falls to lowest level in five years
The number of miles of road in England resurfaced or given life-extending treatment is at its lowest point in five years, RAC analysis of government data has revealed. In 2021/2022 figures show just 1,123 miles of all types of road were resurfaced compared to 1,588 in 2017/2018 – this equates to a 29% reduction (465 […]
Nearly 85,000 square metres of North Northamptonshire roads to receive life-extending surface dressing treatment
This week, North Northamptonshire Council and Kier, its highways maintenance provider, began its annual surface dressing programme – which is set to improve the condition of four roads totalling 83.9sq kilometres across North Northamptonshire. The scheme, which will improve the road texture of the equivalent of 12 football pitches, will prolong the life expectancy of […]