A road that floods once after an exceptional storm may simply have experienced more rainfall than its drainage system could handle. A road that floods repeatedly is a different matter. Persistent standing water usually indicates a wider problem involving drainage capacity, surface levels, surrounding ground conditions or the construction beneath…

Most residential roads spend much of their working life carrying relatively light vehicles. Cars, small vans and occasional delivery vehicles create repeated traffic loads, but these are generally within the conditions residential streets are expected to handle. Then the refuse truck arrives. A refuse collection vehicle is considerably heavier than…

Choosing a new surface for a driveway, commercial entrance, car park or private access road can quickly become confusing. Resin bound surfacing, tarmac and block paving can all produce an attractive finished area, but they behave very differently once exposed to British weather, vehicles and everyday use. The cheapest surface…