The council have decided to "re-dress" our road, whats the point in covering it with sticky tar and chucking down a load of stone chippings when the road is like the surface of the moon? Are the stone chips put in deep over the craters?

Does anybody know why this activity is necessary? does it prolong the life of the road or just keep people in jobs?

Originally posted by RazorSHarp
The council have decided to "re-dress" our road, whats the point in covering it with sticky tar and chucking down a load of stone chippings when the road is like the surface of the moon? Are the stone chips put in deep over the craters?

Does anybody know why this activity is necessary? does it prolong the life of the road or just keep people in jobs?
Two possible reasons for surface dressing (if that's what's been done on your road, it might be a different process), one is to seal the surface of the road and prevent further deterioration due to water ingress, the other is to improve the skid resistance of the surface, and make it safer.

Don't know the specifics of your road, so can't comment further.

:)

Sounds like the voice of a professional, but how long does this last surface last as I would assume (always a dangerous thing to do) that the chippings wear of the road very quickly.

Originally posted by RazorSHarp
Sounds like the voice of a professional, but how long does this last surface last as I would assume (always a dangerous thing to do) that the chippings wear of the road very quickly.
Oh damn, didn't want to sound to knowledgeable in case people started asking difficult questions. ;)

If the product that has been laid on your road is Surface Dressing and is properly done, it should last for 5 years, as a rough guide, more in some places, less in others.

It is a very cost effective method of doing what it's intended to do, but it's not a cure all, and isn't right for all situations.

Hope that helps. :)

Isn't this what women do to their face every day ? :P

After spending hours cleaning the bike today, I went out for a ride, and ended up on the road up Wisewood that is being covered in tar and loose stone chips, then over Worral where they are doing the same, I have the worst luck!

Then I got home and it Chucked it down...

ah well, another day of polishing tomorrow :(

Originally posted by beansforyou
After spending hours cleaning the bike today, I went out for a ride, and ended up on the road up Wisewood that is being covered in tar and loose stone chips, then over Worral where they are doing the same, I have the worst luck!

Then I got home and it Chucked it down...

ah well, another day of polishing tomorrow :(

It was a bit unkind of me to laugh, welllll a polite understatement and I can only imagine how you must have felt. So sorry it happened to you and you cant imagine how glad I am it wasnt me. And here I am rubbing it in again; LOL

They doin this now up our area.And even at 20mph limit for the loose stones still hurt wile on a bike :( .And i see the young yobs are not bored no more with how many bus they can hit with the loose stones as well.
I dont know why they doing it now when this road in question need doing ages ago.but least no more pot holes to weave in and out of now :D

Originally posted by wendygs
It was a bit unkind of me to laugh, welllll a polite understatement and I can only imagine how you must have felt. So sorry it happened to you and you cant imagine how glad I am it wasnt me. And here I am rubbing it in again; LOL

Hey no problem :lol: If it got one person chuckling I guess it was worth it, I was just fretting over getting lumps of stone flying at the engine.

I've just realised the purpose to redress the road -- It's so all the chavs in their souped up clio's and golfs can race up and down the road and do handbrake turns. It was greast fun top watch the ar****les rip up the newly laid surface..

I hope the chippings don't cost the boy racers to much in damage repair :rant:

I've just realised the purpose to redress the road -- It's so all the chavs in their souped up clio's and golfs can race up and down the road and do handbrake turns. It was greast fun top watch the ar****les rip up the newly laid surface..

I hope the chippings don't cost the boy racers to much in damage repair :rant:
I wonder if[ redress] has been taken in the wrong context and they meant they were to survey the roads,

The road in question on this thread was duly resurfaced.... and now only 6 months later it's in a shocking state - patchy, full of potholes, cracked road surface. in fact, I reckon it's in a worse state than before. :(

Waste of tax payers money there then!

Oh damn, didn't want to sound to knowledgeable in case people started asking difficult questions. ;)

If the product that has been laid on your road is Surface Dressing and is properly done, it should last for 5 years, as a rough guide, more in some places, less in others.

It is a very cost effective method of doing what it's intended to do, but it's not a cure all, and isn't right for all situations.

Hope that helps. :)


My road has been done twice in the last 3 years, its now in a terrible stat (was also only done about 6 months ago) and the number of huge pot-holes that have appeared in the last couple of months is incredible!!!

Does anybody know why this activity is necessary? does it prolong the life of the road or just keep people in jobs?

yes it does prolong the life of the road, and no it's not just to keep people in jobs. This type of programmed activity comes from the maintenance budget - Street Force budgets are allocated differently and funding comes from different places - surface dressing is far better than potholing but comes from the same manitenance budget, so it's a pretty good option.

The road in question on this thread was duly resurfaced.... and now only 6 months later it's in a shocking state - patchy, full of potholes, cracked road surface. in fact, I reckon it's in a worse state than before. :(

Waste of tax payers money there then!

Just seen signs all the way up Ben lane and Rodney Hill saying they are re-dressing the road again this week. After talking to our neighbor she says the contracters used "inferior" materials and it hasn't adhered to the road properly. Apparently the contracters are paying for the re work out of their own pocket?? (they bloody better be!!)

So get ready for your kids and friends to walk tar into your house again for the next few months :rant:

Isn't this what women do to their face every day ? :P
not to last five years they don't. can you imagine when they took it off?

So get ready for your kids and friends to walk tar into your house again for the next few months :rant:
Also be prepared to glide along the road like Franz Klammer when you brake for corners (coming down Ben Lane). Last time this was a problem for about a month due to loose chippings washing down the road and congregating in the many potholes at the end of Dykes Lane. :mad:

And don't follow buses/lorries/any 4x4 too closely, as it feels like your behind a trigger happy rear gunner from the Lufthanse :thumbsup: