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Flexible pavement refers to a type of road construction that includes materials like asphalt, bitumen, and aggregates. These pavements are designed to be flexible under loading, which helps distribute the load over a wider area and minimize stress on the subgrade. They are commonly used for highways and roads where heavy traffic volumes are expected.

Morgan Sindall discusses completion of £75M concrete replacement scheme on A12 Margaretting Bypass The £75M concrete surface reconstruction scheme on the A12 Margaretting Bypass in Essex was both challenging and precedent setting, National Highways and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure have told NCE. Work to repair the existing #concrete #road between junctions 13 and 15, that had to come to end of its #serviceable life, began in February 2023 with the road reopening on Thursday 8 August.  The #concretesurface of the road has been relaid as asphalt to reduce noise of cars on the road and also reduce the amount of #maintenance needed, with it now having a servicable life of 40-50 years. Almost 58,000t of asphalt was put down during the construction of the new road and the project team implemented several #innovative strategies that reduced the scheme’s #CO2 footprint by 58%.  Measures included recycling the existing concrete and base as part of the #construction of the new road, saving 106.8t of carbon. Additionally, the project team reduced the surfacing #thickness of the road which led to a total #carbonsaving of approximately 17,000t.  A lot of these roads are made of concrete and it was a big part of our inspiration to #recycle that to use in the new surface,” National Highways Project Manager on the scheme Nisar Ahmad CEng MICE MSc (Civil) BSc (Civil) said. “I suppose the big challenge for the scheme was we had, at the start, to keep two lanes of traffic in both directions running,” Morgan Sindall project manager Robert Colthorpe said. “It’s a three lane carriageway and we had to keep two lanes open so it was very much a geometric challenge. " The project is part of National Highways’ nationwide drive to #revitalise old concrete roads across the country. Concrete roads make up almost 640km (4%) of England’s #motorway and major A-road network. Mostly found along the eastern side of the country, around half of the old-style concrete roads in the region will either have #repairs or be #replaced. National Highways has set up a concrete roads Centre of Excellence for the renewal programme. Work being done for the scheme with two of the lanes open National Highways head of planning and development Simon Amor said: “A third of the country’s concrete roads are in the east region and this is the third big reconstruction scheme we’ve completed.  “We’ve completed one on the A11 in Norfolk, one on the A14 in Suffolk and now this one here in Essex. “We’ve got another one on the A12 due to finish in the next month or six weeks.” “We are absolutely capturing lessons learned. Obviously, carbon reduction is a big thing across the industry and we will be sharing these lessons within National highways and beyond.” Article: https://lnkd.in/eEGeFJvy

The River Cole Viaducts take shape in the Delta Junction 🎥👇     The operation, delivered by our civil contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI, included lifting eight separate sections, weighing between 76 and 273 tonnes onto six concrete piers and four abutments to form two 159-metre-long spans over the River Cole.     The pre-built sections were moved to the lifting position on the site using giant self-propelled modular transporters, which were then lifted into place by a Liebherr LR 1600-2 crawler crane. This highly specialised piece of lifting equipment has a maximum capacity of 600 tonnes and an operating height of up to 50 metres.     This section of the HS2 route between London and the West Midlands is known as the Delta Junction. It is a triangular section of railway line comprised of embankments, cuttings, and 13 viaducts, which take high-speed tracks over motorways, local roads, existing rail lines, rivers, and floodplains.      Watch now 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-Gqec2U      #Viaducts #CivilEngineering #HS2 Victor Buyck Steel Construction Mammoet

Continental Ground is delivering 72 finished townhome lots to a national builder! This is what's being done to prepare. . -Communicating: Keep all parties up to date. Lender, civil construction firm, civil engineering firm, partners, buyer. This will help everyone involved be prepared for any adjustments that need to be made well ahead of time. . -Financing: Civil construction is capital intensive. It is important to build up cash reserves to cover the lending costs and unanticipated expenses. . -Planning: The site will tie into the infrastructure of an adjoining site. So it will be critical to time horizontal site work closely with the neighboring site's progress. The civil construction schedules will be shared between the buyer and seller to be transparent as possible. . #deedsnotwords #continentalground #land #construction

Bid race begins for £1bn concrete road replacement deal National Highways has opened the bidding for a new six-year framework to deliver a major programme of concrete road replacement. Around 400 miles (4%) of England’s motorway and long-distance A-road network are concrete paved The new £1bn Legacy Concrete Roads Reconstruction Framework replaces the existing arrangement, which was more focused on repairs than reconstruction. Under the existing £400m five-year framework coming to a close, Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure and John Sisk & Son Ltd are carrying out major reconstruction works, with lifecycle extension works are delivered VolkerFitzpatrick Ltd, COLAS, Dyer & Butler and Tarmac delivering life extension works. The next generation of framework will see a shift in spending focus towards full reconstruction and require around double the spend. Applications are due back in March with the new framework going live in November this year. The LCRR framework will be six years in duration to ensure alignment to and coverage of the RIS3 funding period (2025-30) but also to overlap with the beginning of RIS4 (2030-35). https://lnkd.in/dj-Y3uiU

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BITUMEN 60/70 IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Bitumen 60/70 in highway construction is most useful and it is a type of penetration grade bitumen commonly used in highway construction. Its designation, “60/70,” refers to the penetration range of the bitumen, indicating its hardness and viscosity. Here’s a detailed overview of its role and benefits in highway construction:.... https://lnkd.in/dshVDvts

BITUMEN 60/70 IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Bitumen 60/70 in highway construction is most useful and it is a type of penetration grade bitumen commonly used in highway construction. Its designation, "60/70," refers to the penetration range of the bitumen, indicating its [...] https://lnkd.in/dR7Bd3rT

Farrans makes breakthrough on tricky tunnel job as part of a new £155m water pipeline project under the Tees. In other news, affordable and rental homes demand lifts brickwork contractor, while more fire safety provisions tip a firm into a £3.9m loss. The 3.3m sq ft Humber Tech Park is set to become one of Europe's largest data centres, and VolkerFitzpatrick will start work on the Winnall roundabout near Winchester in early 2025. A £205m Trafford housing upkeep deal has been announced, and a land deal paves the way for Amro Partners' 1,000-home London scheme. Cementation Skanska upgrades site safety systems, and a house builder remains bullish about shareholder returns after asking suppliers for discounts. The government buys five acres at a former Central Retail Park, while a project to upgrade an existing market and build a new library is underway. Tideway completes a connection to the existing Lee Tunnel sewer system, and the North Hykeham Relief Road is granted planning permission. A landmark cantilevered NXQ building is planned for Manchester's Northern Quarter, and infrastructure maintenance work continues to pay off for a contractor.