Good news for drivers as £100,000 Roadmender is introduced to fix city’s streets.
The days of car-crunching potholes across Milton Keynes are numbered, thanks to the introduction of new machinery that will fix more damaged road surfaces across the city quicker, cheaper and more efficiently.
MK City Council has invested £100,000 in new ‘Roadmender Elastomac’ technology which hit the road this week. The machine will allow more potholes to be fixed, quicker and with improved quality to last longer than traditional methods of repair.
The cutting-edge system is also highly sustainable, using recycled materials, reducing waste and carbon emissions. The process uses a pioneering material which bonds to the existing surface without the need for extensive digging, allowing for repairs to take place with less disruption. It is also naturally water-resistant meaning repairs last longer.
Trials of the technology in Milton Keynes and other council areas have proved very successful, reducing the cost of repairs and allowing more potholes to be filled as council budgets are stretched.
The new Elastomac machine was put into operation earlier this week, repairing potholes on the Oakhill H5 Portway roundabout alongside other major resurfacing and safety works.
“Labour promised to invest in new technology to fix more potholes and we have, and now that extra investment means the city council can fix more potholes quicker, cheaper and more sustainably,” said Cllr Peter Marland, Leader of Milton Keynes City Council. “Our new machinery will reduce repair times, cut costs and minimise road closures.”
“Successful trials have shown us that this advanced technology will allow us to repair potholes more quickly and efficiently. Importantly, the repairs also last longer,” added Cllr Jennifer Wilson-Marklew, Cabinet Member for Public Realm. “Not only are we fixing our roads but we are doing it more sustainably and cutting carbon too.”
