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Local authorities must explore new approaches and ways of working if the proposed multi-year funding towards repairing potholes is to have the desired impact, according to road safety specialists, WJ Group. The proposed £320 million in funding would be deferred away from the new A27 bypass in the south of England. With 317 local authorities in the UK, this allows for just over £1m in additional budget for highways maintenance teams to tackle potholes in their community. According to the RAC, there are currently over one million potholes in the UK. #roadsafety #roadmaintenance #roadrepair

Road repairs on East Road

what makes this interesting is the innovation towards complex repairs whether done at the roadside or in a mobile environment.

“It’s a lot easier to maintain for vehicles getting on and off. You can actually run over it and it doesn’t get destroyed. You can run over it frequently without it getting torn or ripped up verses silt fence or straw wattle. It’s helped reduce cost and repair on silt fence. I would recommend this verses straw wattle.” Senior Construction Manager Robert Sheward. Toll Brothers used DuraWattle at a new housing community in Colorado. For more information, head to the link in the first comment.  #durawattle #civilengineering #sedimentbarrier #homebuilders #erosioncontrol

If your door feels stiff to operate or isn’t locking/unlocking like it should. We would suggest contacting a local locksmith to prevent damage to the locking components, which could result in you being locked out of your home and costing more money to replace parts. If you’re in the Exeter or surrounding area, we would suggest that that local locksmith was Exeter Locksmiths Limited 01392 27 27 25 #Exeter #Locksmith #Lock #Upvc #Door #DoorIssue #DoorRepair #LockedOut #LockFix #LockRepair #LocalBusiness #IndependentBusiness #ExeterBusiness

Weeds are more than an eyesore. They can cause serious structural damage to your parking operation, costing you big when it comes to repair time. #Weedcontrol #WeedRemoval #PFS #PremiumFacilityServices

🍦 I went passed an ice cream van last weekend and it said on the back 'DON'T SKID ON A KID' it made me laugh because it rhymed but then it made me think of our GripTop covers. ✔ Ensuring safe levels of skid resistance is not a specific legal requirement on local authorities. However, maintaining highways to an acceptable level of safety supports the fulfilment of the duties of Highways Authorities under the Highways Act 1980. In addition, it is general good practice and clearly desirable to maintain acceptable skid resistance.  Council’s aims in managing skid resistance on their highways network are: ✔ To allow the public to travel safely using the highway network ✔ To contribute to a reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured on the highway network ✔ To ensure the Council fulfils its duty of care under the Highways Act 1980 🛑 Skid resistance is a measure of the frictional properties between the tyre of a moving vehicle and the road surface or access cover which directly affect the ability of a driver to slow/stop the vehicle. As such, it is a key component of road safety. 🛑 By providing well above adequate access covers with an excess of >80 PSRV it will help to reduce the risk of claims against the Council due to skidding incidents. ✔ Saint Gobain PAM UK make 'best in class, reduced skid access covers called GripTop - sometimes nothing else will do other than the best. ✔ Approaching a zebra crossing - approaching a busy junction - there's plenty of key areas in the road that need that little bit extra #psrv #antiskid #ukroads #accesscovers #activetravel #highwaysafety

Proper maintenance is key to extending the life of a parking structure. Impact and environmental damage to structural columns and walls takes its toll. Adding Park Sentry to parking garage columns or walls reduces scrapes, dents, costly repairs and insurance claims. #ParkSentry

ALDOT slams brakes on I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project