Project Details

Description

The works are required to maintain the safety and integrity of a stretch of the A725 to address structural defects and prevent further deterioration of the carriageway.

Construction will involve installing concrete inlays at depths ranging from 30mm to 300mm. The scheme covers an area of approximately 13,350m2. The surface will be milled to these depths then resurfaced with a paver to match the thickness of the removed material. A hot applied bitumen sealant will be used to seal the junctions between the new and existing materials at both ends of the scheme.

Construction activities include:

  • Implementation of Traffic Management (TM);
  • Milling out of existing material
  • Loader used to collect and move excess material within work area;
  • Sweeper to collect loose material;
  • Waste material will be removed from site;
  • New materials will be laid including: binder, bituminous asphalt and tack bond, and compressed using a road paver and compacted by a roller;
  • Siding out of the carriageway for CL1 at either side of the adjacent footway;
  • Road markings and road studs will be applied where necessary; and
  • TM removal

The following plant/machinery/vehicles may be used throughout the scheme:

  • Planer;
  • Wagon(s);
  • Sweeper
  • Bitumen tank;
  • Extrusion liner;
  • Paint tanker;
  • Paver; and
  • Roller(s).

The proposed works are scheduled to be completed within the 2025/2026 financial year (ending on 1st April 2026) for a duration of approx. one week over night-shift. Traffic management will consist of contraflow systems.

Location

The scheme is located along the A725, East Kilbride expressway in South Lanarkshire. The scheme is located between Blantyre and East Kilbride and can be found at the following National Grid Reference Points:

Start: NS 66594 56304

End: NS 65133 56166