Making a way
There is a Latin expression “Aut viam inveniam aut faciam” which means “I shall either find a way, or make one.”
A national-scale civil engineering company had a drain to put in a road that was the only way in and out of a large housing development in Kent.
Due to existing gas and water mains, the only feasible route was right down the centre line of the road, meaning that the route would be entirely unpassable during the month or so that the works were taking place.
After a site visit by one of our experts, a scheme was designed for a temporary works solution that enabled the adjacent footway to become traffic-bearing, leaving the workmen free to occupy the area required.
The core of the scheme were four of our outsized 6 x 3 x 25mm anti-skid road plates, along with some shock-absorber HD rubber matting and some piers formed by stacking multiple ground mats.
Erected on site by one of our crack install teams using some custom-made jointing plates, the client dealt with the transitions with the simple application of a few tonnes of tarmac, restoring a decent thoroughfare for all grades of traffic for the duration of the project.
Photos care of Ryan Russell and client.
