Wokingham borough council has said it is about to start the next phase of its annual road and footway maintenance programme by carrying out surface dressing at more than 100 locations.
In a statement, it said that this is a cost-effective alternative to a full resurfacing, and is useful when the top layer of a road starts wearing away, which is called delamination.
Delamination isn’t always dangerous, but surface dressing can stop it deteriorating to the point where it does become a hazard.
Its partners at Volker Highways have almost finished patching the carriageway at each location, which is needed before main works can begin. They apply layers of bitumen and stone chippings to the carriageway and roll them in, before the road is reopened for traffic to further press the chippings.
The team return a few weeks later to sweep up excess chippings, and there is a temporary, signed 20mph speed limit until then.
You can see which streets the council will be working in, and when, at Wokingham borough council’s works schedule.
