Roads are being selected as part of Surrey County Council’s commitment to improving roads and pavements under their Fine Milling Programme and footway reconstruction.
What is Fine Milling?
Fine milling is a sustainable and cost-effective highway maintenance solution, that replaces the need
for a new asphalt surface now and for the foreseeable future. The fine milling process removes the old
failing asphalt surface but then refurbishes the largely solid original concrete road beneath.
The process involves levelling out joint locations, to ensure no bump when driven on, reinstating grip
by retexturing the concrete surface, and repairing joints and cracks using specialist material. Surrey Highways can also repair deep sections of the concrete that have entirely failed. All the materials used are of a similar colour to concrete so that all repairs largely match the concrete surface colouring, or will do when weathered in a little, avoiding black patches that can make the surface look untidy.
weathered
You can see the original concrete road in the
areas where the tarmac has peeled away. The
road is patchy, and all the joints and edges are in
poor condition.
The original concrete road surface is retextured,
and all the joints and cracks are filled in. The
surface will weather, and it will all fade to a much
more uniform colour over time.
Will the colour match?
The joints, edging and large cracks on the surface will be filled with a specialist material. This will then
have a resin layer over the top which over time will match that of the concrete. The above after photo
shows the surface immediately after a scheme has been completed. The lines and patched areas will
weather and match the concrete road surface.
Advantages of fine milling?
The process is cost effective, Surrey Highways spend more on the jointing materials, so they last longer but save by not having to put back a new asphalt surface.
The process reduces the impact that resurfacing has on the environment by removing the need for new
surfacing materials to be produced and transported to the site, both now and for many years to come.
Why are there times when no work is being carried out?
The process involves different stages of work, each undertaken by a different specialist contractor.
Whilst Surrey Highways endeavour to keep each work stage as close to each other as possible, there are sometimes delays where the next specialist contractor may not have immediate resource or is delayed due to weather or unforeseen issues.
Until the top surface on the road is removed, its not always known 100% what will be found underneath. This means that it’s not possible to plan for every eventuality and sometimes the need for additional works is identified as a scheme progresses.
For more information on Surreys Fine Milling Programme and to sign up for weekly updates
please visit Surreys roadworks page: www.surreycc.gov.uk/highways
- Telephone: 0300 200 1003 (9am-5pm Monday – Friday)
- Email: contact.centre@surreycc.gov.uk
- Textphone (via Relay UK): 18001 0300 200 1003
- Text (SMS): 07860 053 465
- British Sign Language: http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/bsl
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