Project Details

Description

Resurfacing works are required to maintain the safety and integrity of a section of the A92 carriageway between Cardenden and Chapel Junction (Jct), northwest of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The works will involve the removal of defects that have previously been identified on the A92 such as routine patches and cracks, and to remove old road surfacing that poses a risk to road users.

Construction will involve the installation of inlays at varying depths ranging between 30mm – 300mm, covering an area of approximately 20,000m2. The required depths will be determined by the identified defects, with at minimum a surface course treatment using binders, and deeper remedial treatments applied where core samples indicate the need.

The existing surface will be planed to the required depths and then resurfaced using a paver to restore the material to its original thickness. A hot-applied bitumen sealant will be applied to the joints between the new and existing surfaces at both ends of the scheme. No verge works will be undertaken at this time.

Construction activities include:

  • Implementation of Traffic Management (TM);
  • Milling out of existing material by road planer;
  • Loader used to collect and move excess material within work area;
  • 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;
  • Road joints will be sealed to prevent water ingress using a bitumen sealant;
  • Mechanical sweeper to collect loose material;
  • Road markings and road studs will be applied where necessary likely using thermoplastic; and
  • TM removal.

The plant and machinery required will include:

  • Roller wagon;
  • Paver planer; and
  • Mechanical sweeper.

The construction is programmed to be undertaken and completed within the 2026-2027 financial year, proposed for August 2026. The works are expected to take approximately 15 shifts to complete during nighttime hours, and traffic management will involve single lane closures controlled by a convoy system.

Location

The works are located on a 2.5km stretch of the A92 northbound between Cardenden and Chapel Jct, northwest of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The scheme can be found at the following National Grid Reference (NGRs) Points:

Start: NT 22476 93858

End: NT 24916 94616

Please also refer to Figure 1: Scheme Location Plan (in the PDF version), which illustrates the scheme extents.