The new £110 million bypass in South Devon has substantially improved journey times in the area, according to recent reports from Devon County Council.
Traffic counts have shown the surrounding local traffic network to be much quieter, with a significant drop in traffic particularly through Kingskerswell village.
Aggregate Industries provided the carriageway materials and installed pavement between Torbay and Newton Abbot, estimated to be able to accommodate 35,000 vehicles a day.
The 3.5 mile South Devon Highway bypasses the village of Kingskerswell and re-directs 95 per cent of congestion away from the centre, delivering a quicker and easier commute, as well as attracting employment and tourism into the local area.
As a market leading specialist in the onsite production and paving of sustainable hydraulically bound materials, Aggregate Industries were bought on board, by contractor Galliford Try Siac JV, to help design and build a suitable pavement solution for the new 3.5 mile stretch of highway.
The use of the innovative Titan ABG heavy duty pavers allowed for two layers of asphalt and Cement Bound Granular Mixture (CBGM) to be laid across the width of both carriageways in a single pass per layer. The Titan ABG heavy duty paver is capable of laying mixtures up to 13m wide and 300mm thick in a single layer – double the width and thickness of any other paver available on the market in the UK. Paddy Murphy, Managing Director of Contracting Services at Aggregate Industries said:
“This has been a successful collaboration between Aggregate Industries and Galliford Try Siac JV, and we are pleased with the final outcome. The use of our local SiteBatch Technologies™ and continuous mixing plant and heavy duty paver allowed us to keep road disruption on the local road network to a minimum, minimise the CO2 impact of the project, improve pavement quality by eliminating longitudinal joints and reduce the programme time and overall cost.”
Aggregate Industries supplied a range of Cement Bound Granular mixtures and asphalt material solutions including SuperThin® - known for its exceptional noise reducing properties.
Since opening late last year, the project has notched up a number of prestigious awards, including two Institute of Civil Engineering awards, a gold Considerate Constructors award, an Institute of Highway Engineers award, an Institution of Highways and Transportation award and a gold Green Apple award for sustainable use of materials.
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