Carriageway resurfaced in record time

30 August 2007

A £240,000 scheme to resurface more than one kilometre of northbound carriageway on the A5081 in Trafford Park has been completed in just four days.

The work was originally expected to take 10 days, but partnership working between the contractor’s material suppliers and Trafford Metropolitan Council’s civil/highway engineering team ensured the works were completed at record speed.

Detailed liaison between local contractors and council officers at the start of each shift enabled up to 22 wagons, two planing machines and a paving machine to operate simultaneously, without causing congestion and disruption on the site.

The schedule also allowed essential line-marking maintenance on the road, which helped reduce costs by removing the need for traffic management during completion of the works, saving more money. At least 14,000 vehicles use the road each day, and executive councillor, Matt Colledge, said: ‘I’d like to thank the team and the contractors who laboured tirelessly to complete the work ahead of schedule. ‘

Savings have also been made to the council by reducing the amount of disruption caused to road-users in Trafford Park. ‘I’m sure there will be many road-users who will really appreciate what they have managed to achieve in just four days.’

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