Council introduces innovative surface dressing programme on roads - including Bedford Road in Barton-le-Clay
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Roads across Central Bedfordshire are going to be smoother as a raft of resurfacing works take place this summer.
Central Bedfordshire Council is upgrading the condition of more than 70 roads.
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And for the first time, it’s trialling an innovative surface dressing called Lockchip which stops loose chippings.
They will include Bedford Road in Barton-le-Clay; Harlington Road in Sundon; and Kirkstone Drive in Dunstable.
Surface dressing is a nationally-recognised maintenance technique for sealing a road, improving skid resistance and preventing water from getting under the surface – and, more importantly, is crucial to help stop potholes from forming.
The council says it will help save money too – as resurfacing costs around 12 times more per mile.
On urban roads it can be completed within two to three hours – and on rural sites it usually takes less than a day.
Yellow advance warning signs will be put up 10 days prior to any works starting.