surface dressing

'Green shoots' after uptick in surface dressing

02/12/2024

The manufacture, sale and use of bitumen emulsions for surface dressing have increased for the first time in 12 years, according to the sector’s trade body.

Staffordshire streets ahead on surface dressing

04/10/2024

Staffordshire County Council’s highway crews have surface dressed more than 1.7 million square meters of the county’s roads this financial year, including 98 road projects brought forward from next financial year.

Kiely mixes business with pleasure with Parliament drop-in

01/02/2024

The Kiely Group has held a drop-in session in Parliament to give MPs and peers the opportunity to discuss the hot topic of potholes and how to prevent them.

Kiely Bros and Cumbria deliver £4.6m surface dressing programme

28/06/2022

Kiely Bros’ Ltd is on the verge of completing £4.56m of surface dressing improvements throughout Cumbria, including scores of individual projects since April.

New emulsion sprayers bring UK-first for safety

12/05/2022

Kier Highways Solutions will be taking delivery of four new road emulsion sprayers in time for the surface dressing season.

Council promises long-term rewards with £17m spend

08/07/2021

West Sussex County Council has launched what it said is one of the biggest investments in the county’s highway infrastructure in the last decade.

ARA looks across the water for surface works

17/05/2021

Ayrshire Roads Alliance has awarded the only two places on a £6m surface dressing framework to firms from England and Northern Ireland.

Don’t get ahead of yourselves, council warns drivers

08/05/2019

Hertfordshire County Council will spend nearly £1m surface dressing 10 key A-roads but may keep lanes closed to thwart speeding motorists.

Eurovia dresses down in the heat to claim weekend record

03/07/2018

Eurovia is claiming a record for a weekend road closure after double dressing a 16-mile stretch of the A169 with a high performance treatment.

North Yorkshire CC completes surface dressing programme

31/08/2016

An extensive roads surface dressing programme has been completed by North Yorkshire County Council.

£10m of road surfacing work to take place in Suffolk

18/05/2016

Suffolk County Council will spend an additional £10 million on road surface dressing before September.

Video highlights importance of surface dressing

08/09/2015

The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) and the British Motorcyclists Federation (BMF) have produced a new video which explains why surface dressing is an important road maintenance technique for keeping bikers safe.

Gloucestershire CC investing in roads

08/07/2015

Gloucestershire County Council will lay more than 100km of new road surface in the next few months at a cost of £2.2 million.

Roads given new lease of life in East Sussex

01/07/2015

East Sussex County Council has taken advantage of the hot weather by surface dressing 35 miles of highway.

Balfour starts £2.5m surface dressing scheme

19/06/2012

Balfour Beatty highways teams have started a £2.5m surface dressing programme across Warwickshire this week.

Surface dressing programme trebled in Nottinghamshire

06/06/2012

Nottinghamshire County Council is restoring more than 50 miles of road surfaces across the county using surface dressing.

£3.8m of surface dressing starts in Worcestershire

16/04/2012

Worcestershire County Council starts a £3.8m programme of road surface dressing this week.

Surface dressing work starts across Warwickshire

26/05/2011

Roads across Warwickshire are being given new surface dressings as Warwickshire County Council commences its annual improvement programme.

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