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A sealed road is defined as a route which is properly formed with sub layers. Unsealed roads are classed as routes accessible by vehicles that are not sealed with surfacing and emulsions, metalled, or gravelled.

As we approach the end of the year, there is a shift from the preventative applications of surface treatments which are designed to preserve our highways and minor roads.

Roads are not flat but are designed and constructed to assist in the drainage of water. This is known as a camber. The surface is angled to stop rain water and snow melt gathering into puddles.

Road repairs during the Autumn are a combination of pre planned and scheduled activities, assessments of areas likely to need urgent repairs, and reactive maintenance prior to the onset of more extreme conditions.

The highway maintenance market in practice mainly operates nocturnally. This is to avoid peak traffic times and minimise disruption to the day to day life and business of a region. BituChem supplies a full range of road repair products.

Contractors and local authorities are busy carrying out essential maintenance and road surfacing during the summer.

Pavement preservation is all about maximising resources to keep roads in optimum working order in a climate of increased traffic and ever tighter budgets and BituChem has the solutions.

This June has been one of the wettest on record highlighting the importance of sealing roads, Bituchem explains more...

Climate change is a topic which cannot be ignored and with good reason. We look at how this phenomenon is damaging our road systems and how to repair them.

The largest and most visible community asset for which Councils up and down the country hold responsibility for is the highway infrastructure. Having a reliable supply of high quality materials to protect road surfaces and prolong their life is essential within a road asset management plan.