Following One Trafford Partnership’s recent announcement of an additional £2 million investment into upgrading Trafford’s roads, Cheshire-based Thermal Road Repairs (TRR) will be working with the Partnership to help deliver this.
TRR will assist One Trafford, a working partnership between Amey and Trafford Council, to eradicate potholes across the borough, creating safer and more sustainable roads.
With One Trafford committed to ‘Keeping You Moving’ by maintaining and improving the road network, TRR will help form an integral part of One Trafford’s ‘New Year, New Road’ campaign.
TRR has developed cutting-edge technology that allows for the controlled heating of asphalt. The cost effective, environmentally-friendly process has two applications. Firstly, the ability to seamlessly lay new asphalt pavements; a process that has been used on eight major UK and European airport runway contracts in the last 12 months. Secondly, the ability to deliver fast, efficient, quality asphalt repairs.
It is the repair application that One Trafford selected for its roads.
Co-founder and director at TRR, Aidan Conway, says: “We are very pleased to be working with One Trafford, repairing and improving the roads in Trafford. Using our equipment, One Trafford can maximise sustainability in reinstatement repairs, reduce environmental impact and benefit from measurable cost savings, all of which aligns with One Trafford’s vision for its roads.”
Executive Councillor for Highways, Parks and Environmental Services, Cllr Brian Shaw said “We are pleased to be working with TRR to provide some of the best treatments available in the industry to the roads here in Trafford. In Trafford, there is 834 kilometres of road, and 1196 kilometres of footpaths and cycleways, so it is highly important that we ensure the best techniques are being used to protect the borough’s most valuable asset. The network is vital to our residents, businesses and economic wellbeing, therefore we are committed to keeping you moving through Trafford. ”
Traditional methods of pothole repair can have a negative environmental impact but TRR’s process produces zero waste by recycling and rejuvenating the existing surface whilst adding only a small amount of additional bituminous materials. Noise and air pollution is also reduced as there is less vehicle movement, no saw cutting, no hydraulic breakers and no milling or surface plaining.
With values such as empowering people, delivering a great service and creating better solutions, One Trafford’s appointment of TRR highlights its innovative and cost-effective plan for Trafford’s road infrastructure.
