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From late July to early September 2008, North East Lincolnshire Council will be undertaking a programme of Surface Dressing to approximately 160,000 square metres of all categories of roads throughout the area.
Preparatory patching and repair works, including adjustments of covers in the affected streets commenced early in 2007 and this work will continue through to May 2008.
What is the process?
The process of surface dressing involves the application of hot bitumen ("tar") to the road surface followed immediately by dry or coated chippings. The chippings are rolled into road surface and the excess removed by mechanical sweeper as soon as possible.
Why do we do it?
Some people ask us -
"Why do you need to do this work? - It is very disruptive, leaves loose chippings and the road does not need repairing".
Surface dressing is only used where existing road surface has been worn over a period of several years. Usually there are minor surface cracks, which would allow water to enter and damage the integrity of the road construction and/or a loss of texture which would reduce the skidding resistance of the road surface. Surface dressing seals the cracks, thus protecting the underlying construction and restores the surface texture and skidding resistance of the road. The ideal time to surface dress is when the road may appear in good condition which ensures a sound surface to accept the dressing, and when road surface temperatures are higher, between May and September, to ensure the chippings are retained.
To help reduce the inconvenience to a minimum, the Council aims to:
- Avoid works at peak times on main roads, on main roads within two days of a major event and/or adjacent to schools or shops at peak periods.
- Give you at least 24 hours written notice of works in a residential street.
- Erect signs at tje entrance and exit of all streets to be treated, to advise of the date of works.
- Use appropriate materials on all sites to minimise loss of chippings.
- Sweep loose chippings from major roads before they are open to uncontrolled traffic.
- Sweep all other roads within 48 hours of opening to traffic.
- Reinstate all important road markings (eg. junction markings) within 48 hours.
- Reinstate all other road markings within seven days of the road being swept.
- Sweep all roads again between 5-7 weeks after the work is completed.
You can help by:
- Removing parked vehicles by the time requested.
- Complying with all traffic control systems, eg. speed restrictions.
- Driving slowly over newly completed areas of work.
- Take particular care and avoid walking on areas of wet tar.
Roads to be surfaced dressed - 2008
This work is weather dependant, programme dates to be confirmed.
April / May 2008.
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| Cleethorpes |
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Aldrich Road |
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Aspen Court |
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Beaufort Crescent |
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Bedford Road |
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Berkley Road |
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Berners Road |
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Billinghay Court |
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Carlton Close |
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Cumberland Road |
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Elderberry Way |
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Fairfield Court |
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Fairway Court |
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Grosvenor Court |
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Hilton Court |
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Kingston Court |
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Larch Road |
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Mayfair Court |
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North Sea Lane C461 |
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Oak Way |
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Redwood Drive |
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Riverside Drive |
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Royal Court |
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Russell Court |
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Seaford Road |
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Waldorf Road |
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Westbury Road |
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Westport Road |
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Weyford Road |
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Whitehall Road |
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| Humberston |
From / To |
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Abbots Grange |
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Coniston Crescent |
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Humberston Avenue |
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Derwent Drive |
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Glebe Road |
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Lime Grove |
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South Sea Lane |
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Walk Lane |
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| Scartho |
From / To |
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Boundary Road |
End section (not concrete) |
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East End Close |
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Emfield Road |
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Emfield Grove |
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Hurford Place |
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Faconberg Ave |
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Ferriby Lane |
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Grantham Ave |
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Glebe Road |
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Pagehall Close |
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St Giles Avenue |
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Mendip Avenue |
Springfield Road - Junct opp shops |
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| Bradley |
From / To |
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Bradley Road |
Church Lane to 1st LH bend (S) |
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Church Lane |
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| Waltham |
From / To |
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Barnoldby Road |
High Street to Bradley Road |
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Bradley Road |
Barnoldby Road - Parish Boundary |
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Church View |
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Church Lane |
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Doughty Close |
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Fairway |
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Kirkgate |
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Laburnum Avenue |
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Laburnum Close |
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Neville Turner Way |
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New Road |
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Summerfield Avenue |
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Full length incl LCC to junction
Other Road Repairs: In addition to the Surface Dressing works referred to above, there will be various Road and Footway repair schemes undertaken throughout the year which will be published on a scheme by scheme basis.
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