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A MACHINE said
to be capable of high-speed, low-cost pothole repairs is being spurned by
councils. The Jetpatcher® company says its New Zealand designed machine can mend
an average-sized pothole in less than two minutes and have it ready to be driven
over with another five.
Unlike traditional practice, it does not require cutting squares or the use of a
roller, both of which can weaken the road.
It fires a self-compacting aggregate emulsion mix into the hole at high
velocity. This rapidly sets to traffic bearing strength.
David Jennings, company chairman, says that it can reduce the cost of repairs by
75 per cent and that the £90,000 machine would pay for itself in two years.
Several demonstrations for local authorities have prompted admiring responses
but no firm orders from council highways departments.
Two more trials are booked for next month. Meanwhile, the potholes proliferate.
For more
information 'The Daily Telegraph - Thursday 25 June 1998'. |
