A67 Boldron Junction

Rainton Construction undertook structural patching and resurfacing to a 1.2 km section of carriageway on the A67 which links the Market Town of Barnard Castle and the A66 Trunk Road at Bowes.

The original specification was a traditional 60mm of HD binder for the structural patching areas and a 50mm hot rolled asphalt surface course with 68 PSV pre-coated chippings. This posed a safety risk as there was no hard verge or footway to allow the chipping machine to travel. We modified the surface course and used Plastipave Thin^®, removing the requirement for pre-coated chippings while providing the required skid resistance for traffic.

Benefits:

• Improved operational safety due to reduction in road width requirement and operative numbers on site
• 1.5 tonnes of rubber and plastic waste diverted from landfill
• 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ saved