EST has recently completed the largest Micro-surfacing operation ever undertaken on the country\u2019s Strategic Road Network, working for Tarmac on behalf of Highways England. Approximately 115,000m\u00b2 of Cold Applied Ultra-Thin Surfacing (CAUTS) has been laid to the carriageway around the A1\/A421 Black Cat roundabout, using Eurovia\u2019s BBA HAPAS approved proprietary Micro-surfacing product, GripFibre\u00ae. The project was delivered across two weekends in August.<\/p>\n
The product is designed to reduce the risk of aggregate segregation, improving surface texture and skid resistance, leaving a quality road surface which significantly enhances the durability of the carriageway.<\/p>\n
This approach adopted by EST delivers numerous benefits to the highway authority, the road user and the taxpayer \u2013 notably in relation to cost, time and carbon savings. This Micro-surfacing scheme reduced costs by around 65%, when compared to a conventional plane out and relay hot asphalt operation, and provided significant reduction in carbon emissions through cold application \u2013 the material is applied at temperatures below 30\u00b0C. This scheme has also delivered enormous time savings, with a traditional resurfacing operation of this scale taking up to six weekends to complete, compared to two weekends for EST\u2019s four micro-surfacing crews \u2013 meaning it is around 66% quicker!<\/p>\n
Paul Goosey, Managing Director for Production at Eurovia, said: \u201cI am delighted that we have had this amazing opportunity to not only play a leading role in the SRN\u2019s largest Micro-surfacing operation, but to complete it using our very own, unique GripFibre\u00ae product. Works of this scale are not undertaken lightly and we have drawn upon our team\u2019s expert planning and execution \u2013 I\u2019m so proud of the efforts of our crews and all involved. I hope that the success of this operation will be the catalyst for further CAUTS applications using the GripFibre\u00ae\u00a0 solution on other parts of our country\u2019s road network, ensuring good value and durability for taxpayers\u201d<\/p>\n
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