1. Creating Durability on the Network
8th November 2018
UK Highways
Brian Kent
National Technical Director

2. Innovation Progress over the last 30 years

3. Communication Industry
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Communication Industry

4. Communication Industry
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Communication Industry

5. Communication Industry
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Communication Industry

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Car Industry

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Car Industry

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Television

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Television

10. Construction Industry
More for less
More for less and now
More for Less
Outcome ?

11. ALARM 2018 findings: Structural road conditions
20% of roads classed as structurally poor – with less than 5 year’s life remaining.

12. ALARM 2018 findings: Road Condition Index (RCI) (ii)

13. ALARM 2018 findings: Potholes
Over 1 million potholes filled in 2018 at a cost approaching £100m.
Over the last decade million potholes have been filled in at a cost exceeding £1 billion.

14. ALARM 2018 findings: One-time catch-up cost

15. One pothole being filled every 21 secs
Pothole Filling Costs
One pothole being filled every 21 secs

16. Construction More for Less ? We’ve done it
Many engineers throughout the country have performed exceptionally well to achieve what we have during this period of austerity.

17. October Budget Announcement
£29 billion National Roads Fund, which will fund Highways England’s Road Investment Strategy 2 from 2020/21 to 2024/25 and investment in the Major (local) Roads Network;
Road Maintenance: £420 million extra will be allocated immediately for local road and bridge maintenance in 2018/19 in England.
Note ; existing levels of Central Government support for local road maintenance is c. £1 billion pa and such support accounts for about 45% of local road maintenance budgets

18. Needs to be spent wisely Whole Life Cost Approach

19. We need to move from ‘Transactional Procurement’ to ‘Value Added Procurement’

20. Right Value For Money Whole Life Costing First Time
How about
Right
First
Time
Value For Money
Whole Life Costing

21. Construction Industry
We actually can have more
But whole life costing and innovation need to be embraced

22. Styrelf

23. What are Polymer Modified Bitumens?
Are PMB’s all the same?
What is Styrelf?
What can Styrelf offer to asphalt performance?
Are these materials Durable?
What is the impact on Asset Management?
Presentation outline

24. What is the impact on Asset Management?
Through collaboration and exchange, we can work together....through the supply chain to optimise the approach to design
The Total Styrelf materials provide top drawer performance. Combined with optimised asphalt design, optimised application control and suitable specification, impact on Asset Management can be significant
The best way to sustainability is do a
job right, first time and build to last.

25. Total Slide

26. PROOF - PMB UltiLayer v HRA - HRA CRACKING WITHIN 3 MONTHS

27. 7 YEARS LATER !

32. INNOVATION
REDUCED WEATHER WINDOW RESTRICTIONS
Anti-Skids are seasonal and cannot be laid on a wet surface. ULTIGRIP can be laid all year round subject to typical asphalt weather restrictions,
eliminating aborted work costs.
SKID RESISTANCE
Similar SCRIM level to conventional anti-skid.
FASTER INSTALLATION
Quick single pass, thereby reducing costs and minimising disruption to road users - Anti-skid two visits required
REDUCED WHOLE-LIFE COST
Avoiding several remedial visits / costs re Traffic Management, Anti-skid costs and potentially surface course replacement too due to Anti-skid ‘tearing’ effect.
ENHANCED DURABILITY
Normally at least three times longer lasting than typical anti-skid alternatives.
SAFER
Reduces the risk of accidents and costly legal claims. Liability

34. INNOVATION – WARM MIX ASPHALT
Warm Mix Asphalt Benefits

36. ULTIPATCH SITEMIX
REDUCED COSTS
Avoid plant opening charges and unprofitable lost ‘man time’ queuing at plants and transporting material to site.
ELIMINATES WASTAGE
Only mix what is needed. No unnecessary material costs, or disposal costs of unused material
ENHANCED WORKABILITY
Fresh asphalt will typically be more workable than older material.
DURABILITY
Improved compliance with
insitu voids criteria and improved durability from better compaction and optimum binder performance.
READY TO GO
24/7. Ideal for unplanned emergency work and work at remote or congested locations
SAFER
Available in 20kg bags and no need for mixer end loading.

38. Material Selection - Horses For Courses

39. Innovation Has Delivered
Cold Lay Asphalts
Warm Mix Asphalts
Fuel Resisting Asphalts
942 Asphalts
PMB Enhanced Flexibility Asphalt
Site Mix Asphalts
Grouted Asphalts
High Skid Resistance Asphalts
Longer Life Storage Asphalts
Agricultural Asphalts
SAMI Asphalts
Airfield Asphalts
Racing Circuit Asphalts
Industrial Asphalts
Coloured Asphalts
Single Layer Asphalts
Utility Asphalts

40. BARRIERS TO INNOVATION UPTAKE

41. Communication & Education
Need more industry relevant qualifications
More Technical support required
Too many special product names / options
Inadequate early education
Lack of awareness
Shortage of forums
Lack of communication within LA
Past failures/Bad experiences
Shortage of online training
Lack of understanding
Public perception
Lack of training
Poor marketing
Poor communication from suppliers
Lack of visible benefits
Poor at sharing innovation
Lack of case studies
One sided development
Insufficient time to consider
Change of local culture
Resistance to change
Lack of in house knowledge
Staff turnover

42. Confidence & Specifications
Workmanship Issues
Lack of trust
Confidence
Perception
Lack of site monitoring
Too many intermediaries
Existing specifications too restrictive
Political Barriers
Lack of specification
No performance based design
Performance / Durability concern
Too much effort
Fear of the unknown
Personalities
Risk adverse
Stick to what you know
Public accountability

43. Costs – Short term v Whole life
Payment mechanism risk
Perception of high cost
Lack of incentives
Extended guarantees required
Lack of funding
Transparency of cost
No whole life costing
Restricted budgets
Future maintenance cost
Rigidity of contracts
Procurement

44. Costs – Short term v Whole life
Payment mechanism risk
Perception of high cost
Lack of incentives
Extended guarantees required
Lack of funding
Transparency of cost
No whole life costing approach
Restricted budgets
Future maintenance cost
Rigidity of contracts
Procurement

45. The Investment needs to be spent wisely

46. Construction Industry
More for less is not consistently sustainable
There will be a few gems
In some cases we can have ‘more for less’ right now
In others the ‘more for less’ only comes over time
There are examples of innovation being progressed, but generally in local pockets rather than nationally

47. Construction Industry
If we want more durability
Greater value for money
Less public disruption
To be a more environmentally friendly industry
Then we have to change our approach
We have to encourage innovation
We have to find a way to allow innovation to be embraced and overcome the Procurement and restrictive short term funding barriers.

48. Introducing RAP - Common in the industry by ?
ITV Tomorrows World
ULTILAYER v HRA
Introducing RAP - Common in the industry by ?

49. Common in the industry by – The early 2000’s
ITV Tomorrows World
ULTILAYER v HRA
Common in the industry by – The early 2000’s

50. What do we want to be ?
A ‘Transactional Procurement’ or ‘Value Added Procurement’ industry ?
A UK leading industry which is an example to others ?
Innovative and quick to embrace change and obtain associated benefits ?

51. Innovation Progress

52. Wouldn’t it be something to have them looking at us and asking how we did it ?

53. Thank You For Listening