Restoring Road Surfaces through Surface Dressing

Aside from maintaining the integrity of roads, restoring road surfaces is of utmost priority. Slippery roads have caused a lot of road mishaps, which heighten during rainy season or during winter. While there is not much that people can do to control the weather and the change of seasons, their impact can certainly be cushioned by fixing road surfaces that inevitably become smooth and slippery over time with wear and tear. One of the methods that civil contractors nsw employ to restore road surfaces is surface dressing.

As the name implies, surface dressing aims to improve the skid resistance of roads through the application of a certain coating or substance. In surface dressing, coatings of tar-like substance called bitumen are first sprayed on the road, which are then followed by pouring layers of hard stone chippings. The mixture is then rolled in to create an even road surface and to further embed the stone chippings. When the bitumen sets or dries, the hard stone chippings will already adhere to the road surface.

Surface dressing is a frequent method of choice in restoring road surfaces simply because of the speed that the entire project can be carried out and completed, thereby reducing traffic delays. This method also allows traffic to run on new surfaces almost immediately, thereby minimizing road closures and inconvenience to motorists. In addition to giving smooth and slippery roads excellent skid resistance, it also prevents water to seep into the road foundation and weaken it, thereby minimizing the occurrence of potholes and delaying the need to completely rebuild the road. The greatest advantage of surface dressing is that the initiative is a lot cheaper compared to the cost of other road surface restoration methods.

Even if surface dressing has great advantages, it has also its minor setbacks. These setbacks, however, are not due to the method itself but the inconsiderate and the lack of cooperation of drivers who drive on newly resurfaced roads. For instance, drivers are cautioned to drive very slowly on these newly resurfaced areas so as to prevent dislodging the chippings. Unfortunately, there are really inconsiderate drivers who ignore this warning, and as a result, chippings get dislodged and thrown up, destroying vehicles and even property.

To facilitate the satisfactory completion of road resurfacing, the first thing contractors will do is to inform the public in advance regarding the project and provide warning signs and advisories from the start of the project until it is ready for normal use. Ensuring high quality work standards is of utmost priority. To facilitate the task, contractors will first sweep footpaths and roads to remove the loose chippings.  Traffic control and taking necessary action on complaints will also be taken cared of to minimize hazards and inconveniences on the road.

Even if the success of road resurfacing is in the hands of civil contractors nsw, you can participate in the project by simply keeping your vehicle off the road on its scheduled day of treatment. When you are travelling on recently treated roads, make sure to drive slowly only up to the recommended speed limit, and never overtake.

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