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Surface Dressing works on Marple Lanes (and updates on road works)
by Geoff Abell on 10 August, 2016
Councillors have been advised by the Highways Department of the following improvements to roads and lanes in Mellor, Tarden, Mill Brow and Ludworth Moor areas.
2 other pieces of road work news: National Grid have informed us that mains works on Stockpot Road should only disrupt traffic during the day and will be complete by 15 Aug;
the United Utility clearing operation last week by the Norfolk Arms in Marple Bridge cleared a lot but not everything so they may have to return at some point. Check back for updates.
Highway Investment Programme – Carriageway Surface Dressing Treatment
Stockport Council is undertaking a programme of repairs across the borough as part of the ‘Investing in Stockport’ initiative.
There is a commitment to invest £100m to improve roads and footpaths across the borough over a nine year delivery period. This funding will be used to carry out a range of repairs from patching to resurfacing in targeted areas which will provide a long term solution to the deterioration on the highway network.
As part of the programme, Preventative Carriageway Surface Dressing Treatment will be carried on the Marple North Ward routes listed below:
· Longhurst Lane
· Gibb Lane
· Whetmorhurst Lane
· Shiloh Road
· Chatterton Lane
· Hollywood Road
· Mill Brow
· Ley Lane
· Sandhill Lane
· Ernocroft Lane
Surface Dressing is one of the fastest and most economical ways of sealing cracks (bitumen seals the existing surface against the ingress of harmful moisture) reducing the likelihood of potholes forming and is nationally recognised cost effective treatment to prolong the life of the road structure by arresting deterioration. Other benefits include improved skid resistance, a reduction in road spray in wet weather, uniformed appearance to a patched road and can be applied quickly resulting in less disruption to road users. It maximises the use of limited highway maintenance funding (costing only around one-fifth of conventional carriageway resurfacing).
This work will be delivered by our Alliance Partner Tarmac Ltd and is scheduled to commence on the 15th August 2016 and may take up to two weeks to complete, weather permitting. After the application of the Surface Dressing Treatment road marking will be reinstated to complete the work.
Property owners who are directly affected will receive an information leaflet, prior to work commencing, outlining the nature of the work and the timescales involved. Information boards will be erected advising road users of planned works on all affected routes. Traffic management will be introduced where necessary. The actual process is extremely fast moving, and taking into account the extensive rural highway network being rehabilitated the amount of disruption for the residents and transient users of this part of the highway network is anticipated to be minimal.
2 Comments
Re resurfacing. Why was the bit of Longhurst Lane nearest to Marple Bridge not done (around the end of the double white lines) – or is this still to be done? This is one of the worst bits of road in the area, is constantly having to be repatched & will probably need to be done again soon. Seems like an odd ommission if thsis is the case given its heavy usage
Martin, yes you’re right and because the surface is worse, the council are doing a deeper repair and the bottom end of the road, which they are scheduled to do after they’ve done the rest of Longhurst Lane.