Yeadon Way, Blackpool
9th June, 2020
Yeadon Way carries on average 12,000 vehicles a day bringing thousands of tourists into Blackpool during the height of the holiday season. Such heavy traffic levels combined with ageing infrastructure built on an old railway embankment has seen the carriageway weakened in recent years. In 2015, a substantial portion of the road was rebuilt to improve the embankments and this second phase of works in 2020 involved further strengthening work to 2km of carriageway. The latest works included resurfacing with SMA, however the 5,500m2 section of asphalt laid in 2015, which fell between the 2020 sections, was still in good ‘green’ condition and Blackpool Council saw no reason to replace it. A solution was required which would; • preserve the condition of the existing asphalt, making it last as long and look as good as the fresh SMA • be quick and easy to apply within the closure period without requiring more than one site visit • provide a consistent aesthetic appearance across all sections.
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