Road surfacing contractors
Carriageway construction and resurfacing for private roads, estate roads, access roads and industrial routes — including the traffic management to do it safely.
In short
Road surfacing work ranges from full construction of a new carriageway to planing and re-laying a worn surface. On roads the two things that drive cost beyond the surfacing itself are traffic management and drainage — keeping people moving safely past the works, and getting water off the carriageway.
On this page
Types of road we work on · Traffic management · Construction and resurfacing · Drainage and edges
Roads fail differently from car parks. Traffic follows the same wheel paths, so wear concentrates; water runs to the edges, so channels and gullies matter; and the works themselves have to be managed around vehicles that are still using the route.
We work on private roads, unadopted streets, estate and development roads, farm and industrial access routes. [Confirm scope of adopted highway work before publishing]
Types of road we work on
- Private and unadopted roads — often shared between several owners, and often left until they are badly deteriorated
- Estate and development roads — new build, phased around plot completions, sometimes to adoptable standards
- Access roads — to farms, yards, industrial units and commercial premises
- Industrial routes — heavy axle loads, slow turning traffic, higher-spec build-ups
Traffic management
Where a road stays in use during the works, traffic management is a cost and a programme item, not an afterthought. Depending on the road that can mean signing and coning, stop/go boards, temporary lights, or a closure with a signed diversion. Works affecting the public highway also require the right permits and notices from the highway authority.
Tell us at enquiry stage whether the route must stay open and for whom — residents, deliveries, emergency access — and it will be priced properly rather than assumed.
Construction and resurfacing
New construction follows the same sequence as any surfacing job, at greater depth: formation, sub-base, base, binder and surface courses, with kerbs or edgings and drainage. Resurfacing usually means planing the worn surface off, treating any failed areas, then laying a new surface course to the original level so kerbs, gullies and covers still sit correctly.
Where the base has failed, patching the surface only buys a season. We would recommend reconstructing the failed sections properly and resurfacing the rest.
Drainage and edges
Most road deterioration starts at the edges, where water sits and the surface has no restraint. Kerbs, edgings, channels and gullies are what stop that, and on a resurfacing job they are worth checking and correcting while access is available.
How projects run
The same five stages on every job, scaled to the site.
Site survey
We measure the area, assess the existing surface and ground conditions, and check access for plant and deliveries.
Specification and quote
A written quote setting out the build-up, depths, materials, drainage, edgings and what is excluded.
Preparation
Planing or excavation, removal of arisings, sub-base laying and compaction, plus any drainage and kerbing.
Laying
Binder and surface courses laid and rolled to the specified depth, with joints and levels set out against falls.
Handover
Line marking where required, site cleared, and written guidance on when the surface can take traffic.
Questions we get asked
Anything not covered here, call 0208 050 7207.
Usually the frontagers — the owners of the properties it serves — or a management company, depending on the deeds. We are happy to quote in a form that can be circulated among several owners, with the cost split shown, since that is often what the decision needs.
Where works affect the public highway, permits and notices are required from the highway authority. We will tell you what your scheme needs and what it adds to the programme. [Confirm whether traffic management is in-house or subcontracted]
[Confirm s38/s278 and Series 700 capability before publishing this answer]
A short private road can be planed and resurfaced in a day or two. Longer schemes are programmed in sections so access is maintained. Planing, drainage works and ironwork adjustments all add time.
On routes where daytime working would cause serious disruption, yes. Night working needs more traffic management and lighting, which is reflected in the price.
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