Case Study: New England Homezone Peterborough

Client Name	Peterborough Council
Contractor	May Gurney
Resiblock Product	RESIBLOCK ‘22’
Date	February 2002

The Problem

This busy residential area in Peterborough is heavily trafficked by local vehicles as well as forming part of a bus route.

A traffic calming scheme was put into place which involved the implementation of speed humps utilising Marshall’s Tegula concrete block paving. Over time, the continuous use of heavy vehicles over these humps would contribute to the cause of sand erosion resulting in paver de-stabilisation and eventual pavement failure.

The Solution

Resiblock Limited advised Peterborough Council that installing RESIBLOCK ‘22’ at the point of construction would eliminate these problems, by permanently locking in the jointing sand and preventing it’s erosion.

Resiblock worked with the contractors May Gurney who installed 3,000m ² of paving using RESIBLOCK ‘22’ in Februaury 2002 with the minimum of fuss. The material is applied to the surface and joints of the blocks with a watering can and the surplus removed with a squeegee.

The Benefits

RESIBLOCK ‘22’ is a specialist prepolymer urethane (SPPU) which prevents the erosion of jointing sand. The areas sealed were completed in controlled sections in a few hours and traffic was reinstated shortly afterwards, ensuring minimum disruption to residents.

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