Rochdale Borough Council case study available
Hanson has supplied a heavy-duty asphalt mix to improve the lifespan of a busy road junction in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
On one side of the junction is the entrance to a 200-acre distribution park, while on the other is a quarry. And there are major interchanges with the M62 and M66 less than half a mile away. As a result, it is very heavily trafficked, particularly by heavy goods vehicles (HGVs).
The road was resurfaced in traditional hot rolled asphalt more than 12 years ago but was subject to regular maintenance issues within two years. In 2016, after nearly a decade of remediation, Rochdale Borough Council decided to look for a more sustainable, long-term solution that would ensure it could withstand heavy trafficking without the need for constant maintenance.
That solution involved planing off the existing surface and replacing it with a geotextile layer and new binder and surface course layers incorporating Hanson’s Tufflex HD+ heavy duty asphalt mix.
Tufflex HD+ contains Endura Z2, a premium polymer modified hot mix binder made by Nynas for heavy duty applications. It significantly enhances the toughness, rutting resistance and flexibility of the mix and provides good protection against damage caused by heavy, slow moving traffic.