Highway maintenance products play a vital role in a wide range of activities designed to ensure the safety, functionality, and longevity of road infrastructure.
When you’re a project manager working in highway maintenance, it’s important to know what products to purchase to complete your project to the highest standard possible. That’s why the professionals at Resapol have compiled this guide, which will show you how to select the highest quality highway maintenance products you’ll need to complete your next project.
Potholes
Potholes pose significant safety hazards to motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. They can cause accidents, vehicle damage and injuries if not promptly repaired. Repeated traffic and weathering tend to worsen them over time.
Water seepage into potholes can also further degrade road surfaces leading to more extensive damage and costly repairs. Filling potholes can be a difficult task, especially on congested motorways.
Finding the right product depending on the size of the job and the amount of time you have to access to the road is very important.
Larsen IPR 06 Instant Pot Hole Repair
Larsen Highways IPR 06 Instant Pothole Repair is the instant and permanent solution for roads, pavements, driveways, car park maintenance companies, school caretakers & homeowners. Instantly trafficable in any weather conditions, hot, wet or freezing. Suitable for use in minor routine or reactive repairs of potholes and other similar defects. For repairs with a total area less than 1m², and a depth greater than 15mm.
UltraCrete Permanent Pothole Repair
UltraCrete Permanent Pothole Repair is a suitable solution for roads, pavements, driveways and car parks.
You can traffic the product instantly in wet, freezing, and hot conditions, and it is compatible with the existing road surface. You can apply Permanent Pothole Repair at depths of up to 100mm, and it is HAPAS approved.
Protecting new joints and cracks
It is necessary to protect new joints and cracks on highways due to several factors, including water infiltration, structural integrity, safety, economic, and environmental considerations.
New joints are particularly susceptible to water infiltration which can penetrate into the layers and base. This can then lead to erosion, weakening of the base materials and ultimately cause failures such as potholes and cracks.
Water infiltration can also lead to freeze-thaw cycles, where water within the road freezes and expands, then thaws and contract. This again can cause significant damage.
Larsen OBT05 Overbanding Tape
Larsen Highways OBT05 is a high quality, BBA HAPAS approved preformed thermoplastic high friction overbanding tape. It’s a quick and efficient way to seal joints in asphalt surfaces, preventing water ingress and associated frost damage particularly in utilities reinstatements. OBT05 is specially formulated to remain flexible in cooler conditions and non-tacky in hot conditions, and it comes pre-embedded with a high PSV anti-skid aggregate.
GCP Safetrack Overbanding
This product is designed to overband cracks in asphalt substrates and the cracks between reinstatement materials and the existing road.
A cold applied, asphalt grey rapid curing system based on GCP Applied Technologies and it is available in both High Modulus (HM) and Flexible (F) grades. Providing exceptional resistance to extend the life of asphalt.
Bedding or instillation of covers and frames
With so many bedding options to choose from, we’ve broken down some of the best products available on the market, so you can find the products that best suits your project.
Larsen MBM 104
Larsens MBM 104, a BBA/HAPAS approved two component, high-performance bedding mortar provides all the benefits of a resin-based mortar with the ease of use associated with cement based mortars.
Suitable for use in the installation, raising and reinstatement of ironwork. Complies with DMRB HD27/15 Complies with DRMB HA104/09.
Larsen PM 04
Larsen PM 04, a BBA/HAPAS approved two-component polyester resin mortar offers exceptionally high-performance characteristics i.e. early and ultimate strength gain. For use in the rapid bedding and fixing of utility access cover and frames, highways ironwork etc. Its rapid return to service makes this an ideal product for use in critical and heavily trafficked areas. Complies with MCHW, volume 1, series 500, clause 507 chambers, 44.
webertec bedding mortar
webertec bedding mortar is a three-component, polyester-based mortar for the bedding and fixing of manhole frames, airport landing lights, duct frames and precast concrete units. The formulation allows for easy mixing and placement, even at low temperatures, and when cured, it provides a durable, chemically resistant bedding and fixing material with good bond strength. Fully complies with the Highways HA 104/02 for bedding mortar for trunk roads and motorways.
rbs Manhole Cover Grease
rbs Manhole Cover Grease is a specialised grease that seals the joints and connections of manhole structures in sewer and wastewater systems.
Designed to provide a watertight seal and prevent the infiltration of groundwater, surface water, or sewage into the manhole structure.
Road markings
Road markings are an essential part of the safety, efficiency and functionality of roads, as well as traffic management.
Properly applied and maintained road markings enhance visibility, communicate regulations, and can significantly improve road safety.
This section below shows certain highway maintenance products from Resapol that you can use for this.
Larsen Highways TLM 05
Yellow, white, red & primrose Thermoplastic line marking offers a convenient and environmentally friendly solution for the reinstatement of lines.
TLM05 has a combination of durability, anti-skid, reflectivity & conformity to all relevant standards.
One operator can easily apply the product using one gas burner, and it lasts 10 times longer than paint!
GCP Safetrack LM
With Safetrack you can choose from two different products, Durable; this is a hard-wearing road marking which is good if you’re looking for a product that’s economical. Retromax is recommended if you’re looking to apply solid road marking for highways. Both exceed the performance requirements of BS EN 1436, for use on UK Highways England Network, and ensure this is maintained in the long term. Colour does not degrade, even with long term UV exposure. Plus there is the added benefit that the product is environmentally friendly, solvent free, lead free, with minimal VOC emissions.
Pavement maintenance (deck repair)
This is a critical aspect of infrastructure management; proper maintenance ensures the preservation and longevity of pavement structures. Most importantly it reduces the likelihood of accidents and gives a better overall aesthetic for an area.
rbs Rapid Concrete
If you need a high strength repair to pavement concrete, whether thin bed or full depth, rbs Rapid Concrete is an ideal choice. This rapid setting concrete sets in 25-30 minutes, allowing early return to service. Recently re-launched with an improved formula, this shrinkage-compensated concrete functions effectively at temperatures as low as ≥5°C, which is particularly useful given the unpredictable British climate.
Parex TecFast
Tecfast Concrete complies with the requirements of BS EN 1504-3 Class R4. Tecfast Concrete is a single pre-mixed Portland cement based non-shrink concrete designed with selected graded silica aggregates and additives. The mixed product may be placed in sections of 20mm up to 650mm in a single pour.
webercem Pyrapatch
webercem pyrapatch is a prepacked product based on hydraulic cements with specially graded non-reactive aggregates. The product is polymer modified which, when mixed with clean water, produces a fast setting repair concrete, suitable for patch or full-depth repairs up to 2 m2. Typical patch repairs up to 100 mm depth and extended with aggregate for full depth repairs. Complies with Highways Agency Specification for Highway Works.
Flexcrete Fastfill
Flexcrete Fastfill is a single component, polymer modified, fibre reinforced Portland cement based repair mortar. A rapid curing mortar with enhanced polymeric properties and reliable strength development, which is not significantly affected by low temperature use. Can be used as supplied up to 100mm deep, or bulked out with sharp sand or aggregate to a flowing consistency for floor or deck repairs up to a maximum depth of 300mm.
Patchroc GP
Patchroc GP is a ready to use blend of dry powders which requires only the site addition of clean water to produce a highly consistent repair mortar. It is based on Portland cements, graded aggregates, and chemical additives providing a mortar with good handling characteristics while minimising water demand.
Natcem Trackcrete
Trackcrete is an environmentally friendly, fast setting and hard-wearing repair concrete with rapid strength gain, suitable for horizontal installation up to any thickness from a minimum of 35mm. The product is suitable for a range of applications and starts to set after 30 minutes and is totally set in 35. Contains no chemical additives and only requires the addition of water. The product does not require steel primers, bonding agents or curing agents
Summary
By prioritising key areas of highway maintenance and repairs, transportation agencies and road authorities can effectively manage and preserve their highway assets, enhance safety for road users and maintain the integrity and functionality of the transportation network.
Resapol support these efforts by stocking a key range of highway maintenance products, such as the ones mentioned in this guide, to enable fast and efficient repairs to your projects. We have depots strategically situated across the UK, so shipping to you is both quick and efficient.