Cheshire West and Chester Council Road surface dressing programme

Road surface dressing programme

The Council has started this year s surface dressing programme which will help to prolong the operational life of roads and avoid the need for expensive future repairs and roadworks.

Surface dressing is a weather sensitive process and works can be delayed by both wet, cold and very hot weather.

The process involves applying a thin layer of bitumen (known as a binder) and then covering it with loose stone chippings. The dressing is then rolled, which together with the actions of slow moving traffic, embeds the stone chips into the road surface.

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