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Surface Dressing

Surface dressing is a major part of Leicestershire County Council’s on-going, low-cost annual road maintenance programme.
It is a quick and economic way of maintaining the existing carriageway by spraying the existing road surface with a layer of bitumen and then granite chippings, which are then embedded into the surface.

Surface dressing benefits:

  • Extends the life of the road surface by up to 10 years.
  • Provides added protection to the road surface.
  • Enhances skid resistance making the road safer to drive on.
  • More cost effective than full resurfacing (approximately 10%-20% of the price)
Leicestershire Highways Operations is a highly experienced surface dressing contractor.  It can provide a fast, efficient and economic solution to road maintenance, which can include all bituminous repairs prior to surface dressing.

Our services include

  • Advice on design
  • Large fleet of specialist plant
  • A highly-experienced, trained workforce
  • A range of coloured natural aggregates for delineation of cycle ways, bus lanes etc.
  • A variety of treatment techniques across many different surfaces
  • Lining replacement
Did you know...
Leicestershire County Council operates an annual £2 million programme of surface dressing, covering approximately 200 miles of county roads.

Further information

For more information, an informal discussion or to receive a quotation, please contact us using the details in the 'Further Information' box on the left hand side.

Examples of our recent commissions

  • Derbyshire County Council
Surface Dressing work in Derbyshire
  • Enderby Park and Ride footpath link
Footpath link surface dressing work completed
Page Last Updated: 29 December 2010