Transforming town centres and local transport networks

ULTICOLOURTransforming town centres and local transport networksKingsway, Stretford, Greater ManchesterHomeCase studiesMaterials North & ScotlandClientTrafford CouncilContractorAE Yates/A&T Surfacing Location typeTown Centre and busy roadCompletionOctober 2024The challengeThis major road upgrade and public realm scheme aimed to transform part of Stretford town by improving local infrastructure making the Kingsway and Barton Road junction safer and greener for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. The £17.6m Trafford Council public realm scheme is funded by the UK Government’s Future High Street Fund. As part of the main carriageway would be resurfaced and reduced to two single lanes …

Coloured asphalt for innovative cyclops roundabout design

ULTICOLOURColoured asphalt for innovative cyclops roundabout designPenwortham to Preston Cycleway, Preston, LancashireHomeCase studiesMaterials North & ScotlandClientLancashire County CouncilContractorMultipave (NW) LtdLocation typeBusy roundabout on cyclewayCompletionJune 2024The challengeAfter a successful award for grant funding from the Department for Transport, Lancashire County Council planned an ambitious active travel infrastructure project which aimed to increase opportunities to choose walking and cycling for short journeys instead of cars. The wider vision is to create better connected, greener, safer and healthier communities for local people to live and work. The Penwortham to Preston Cycleway required extensive …

Low carbon biogenic asphalt for road surfacing

ULTILOW BIO – CARBON CAPTURE BIOGENIC ASPHALTLow carbon biogenic asphalt for road surfacingStockton and HartlepoolHomeCase studiesMaterials North & ScotlandClientHartlepool & Stockton Borough CouncilsContractorTarmac ContractingLocation typeMain Road and RoundaboutCompletionNovember 2023The challengeThree local roads in the North-East have become the lowest carbon highways ever to be resurfaced in the UK, thanks to a project that has set a new benchmark for the way roads are maintained. Working in partnership with Hartlepool Borough Council and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council together with international partners including Shell, Volvo CE, Wirtgen and JCB, Tarmac, has reduced the …

Fast draining porous asphalt hybrid car park surface for large logistics centre

ULTISuDS POROUS ASPHALTSFast draining porous asphalt hybrid car park surface for large logistics centreDunfirmline, ScotlandHomeCase studiesMaterials North & ScotlandClientLarge online retailerContractorLuddon ConstructionLocation typeWarehouse and logistics centreCompletionAugust 2023The challengeThis large warehouse and logistics centre in Dunfermline required a new staff car park surface for the external paved areas. Planning requirements meant that a porous system was required to enable sustainable drainage and avoid large scale run-off into the surrounding catchment. The site was in operation 24 hours a day, seven days a week so the surface would be in constant use …

Coloured asphalt cycleway for sustainable infrastructure project

ULTICOLOUR ASPHALTSColoured asphalt cycleway for sustainable infrastructure projectStirling, ScotlandHomeCase studiesMaterials North & ScotlandClientStirling Council, Sustrans,  Network RailContractorStirling Council, Luddon Construction, HQGLocation typeCycleway and sustainable transport routeCompletionOctober 2023BackgroundWalk Cycle Live Stirling’ is a project that aims to transform the city of Stirling into a more sustainable vibrant and accessible place for everyone to live work and visit. The objective was to create two key transport corridors to make it easier for people to walk and cycle into the city centre and encourage an increase in the number of shorter journeys made …

Coloured asphalt for urban renewal of old steelworks

ULTICOLOUR ASPHALTSColoured asphalt for urban renewal of old steelworksRavenscraig, Motherwell, ScotlandHomeCase studiesMaterials North & ScotlandClientNorth Lanarkshire CouncilContractorGGK ContractsLocation typeRenewal of old steelworksCompletionApril 2021The challengeA new community leisure and recreational space was planned as part as part of the regeneration of the former Ravenscraig steel works. The striking geometric design, based on a series of circles, incorporated a play area, sports facilities, sensory garden and visitor hub. A safe, accessible surface was needed in colours and Tarmac’s ULTICOLOUR coloured asphalts were specified. However, after budget reviews due to the Covid virus …

Saving carbon in road resurfacing with warm mix asphalt

ULTILOW WARM MIX ASPHALTSaving carbon in road resurfacing with warm mix asphaltBirley Spa Lane, SheffieldHomeCase studiesMaterials North & ScotlandClientSheffield City CouncilContractorAmeyLocation typeBusy Bus RouteCompletionAugust 2021The challengeIn line with Sheffield City Council’s Climate Action Plan and their commitment to making climate aware decisions, the Council and their delivery partner Amey were keen to explore ways of reducing the net carbon emissions from road maintenance activities. After discussions with Tarmac’s Technical team about alternative materials, ULTILOW warm mix asphalts were proposed for base and binder courses when resurfacing around 14,000 m2 of …

Quieter road surface for city centre resurfacing

ULTILAYERQuieter road surface for city centre resurfacingVictoria Street, LiverpoolHomeCase studiesMaterials North & ScotlandClientLiverpool City CouncilContractorHuyton AsphaltLocation typeCity centre streetCompletionOctober 2019The challengeThis busy street in Liverpool city centre required resurfacing. The importance of this bus route to the local public transport network and the city centre location, meant that the client put a high priority on minimising disruption to road users, businesses and residents. The new surface would need to be robust enough to take heavy channelized traffic as well as coping with the loading and surface abrasion caused by buses …

  • Page 1 of 3
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3