Construct - Issue 41

LOCATION

THIRD AVENUE

Regent’s Park

A40

Hyde Park

A4

streets – hot rolled asphalt,” explains FM Conway’s performance manager Ivan Farrell. “Since then, we have introduced a lot of innovation in surfacing materials, so we wanted to establish more of a 'horses for courses' approach, where we get the most appropriate material into each location.” Working together, FM Conway and Westminster City Council developed a palette of seven different options for the current tranche of planned preventative maintenance work. Hot rolled asphalt is still on the list, but Ivan says: “Our priority with reducing carbon is that we want everything to be warm mix if possible.” In 2019, Westminster City Council declared a climate emergency, with the aim of all works in the borough being carbon neutral by 2030. The high recycled content and warm mix of SureLayer E helps to support this ambition. In addition to the carbon savings, this combination of recycled content and warm mix also gives sustainability benefits, resulting from fewer plant and vehicle movements; and safety benefits, as fewer operatives are working around the heavy plant. The single layer is also far quicker to lay than hot rolled asphalt – the Third Avenue contract was completed in four days rather than eight – making it far less disruptive for local residents.

SAVINGS/BENEFITS

FACTS Contract Third Avenue resurfacing Client Westminster City Council

HRA

SURELAYER E

PLANT AND MATERIAL QUANTITIES

1230 780 Material required (tonnes)

124

78

Contract period November 2020

Lorry movements

PERSONNEL

Material SureLayer E

Recycled content 85%

FM Conway divisions - Term Maintenance - Surfacing - Aggregates & Asphalt

1280 440 Working hours

16 11 Operatives

WORKS DURATION (DAYS)

8

4

5