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Bituchem set to cut road work costs
16:49 08 Apr 2004
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Asphalt specialist Bituchem has developed a low-cost hot emulsion
surface dressing system that it claims is capable of saving local
authorities thousands of pounds each year through the reduction of
failed remedial roads work.
The system, which includes the latest binder technology from BP Bitumen, has already resulted in substantial cost savings for Dorset County Council. It switched to the new product and successfully surface dressed 1,000,000m2 of road with zero failure after the first year of installation.
"We estimate that by using the Bituchem system we are saving £17,000 each year," said Tom Knott, contracts manager for Dorset Works Organisation. "The average failure rate for emulsion surface dressing is between 1% and 2%. This is taken for granted. The cost to redress 10,000m2, for example, would be about £8,500, but this could be doubled to cover loss of production."
The system, which includes the latest binder technology from BP Bitumen, has already resulted in substantial cost savings for Dorset County Council. It switched to the new product and successfully surface dressed 1,000,000m2 of road with zero failure after the first year of installation.
"We estimate that by using the Bituchem system we are saving £17,000 each year," said Tom Knott, contracts manager for Dorset Works Organisation. "The average failure rate for emulsion surface dressing is between 1% and 2%. This is taken for granted. The cost to redress 10,000m2, for example, would be about £8,500, but this could be doubled to cover loss of production."
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