CASTLE DOUGLAS BYPASS TO CLOSE 20/6/14 UNTIL 23/6/14

Castle Douglas Crack & Seat
Scotland TranServ, on behalf of Transport Scotland will continue its innovative A75 resurfacing campaign with improvements to the Castle Douglas Bypass this weekend.
It will be necessary to implement a full road closure in order to carry out the programme of work as quickly and as safely as possible. As a result traffic will be diverted through the village.
Traffic management will be in place during the following times:
19:00 on Friday 20th June to 06:00 on Monday 23rd June
The project team will use the sustainable Crack and Seat method which has been used on a number of resurfacing jobs along the A75 and in other parts of Dumfries and Galloway. This innovative resurfacing method provides not only a smoother surface, but is more sustainable than other techniques, leading to reduced construction waste.
Ken Bryden, Scotland TranServ’s Network Area Manager for Dumfries & Galloway explains:
“Our programme of work over the last few months has been innovative and sustainable; and is delivering long-term benefits to road users across the region. We’re improving the road structure, surfacing and technology to keep commuters, visitors and freight traffic flowing for years to come.
“Using the pioneering Crack and Seat process our project team will remove the surface layer of the road, then introduce hairline fractures into the base layer in order to allow for expansion and contraction during extreme weather conditions, thus improving the longevity of both the road base and surface.”
The process has already been used on the Dumfries Bypass and the Annan Bypass, making significant savings in the volume of waste material sent to landfill compared with traditional road construction methods. Combined the crack and seat schemes have already saved enough haulage miles to stretch from Glasgow to Tokyo.
The work will be carried out by DG First, Scotland TranServ’s specialist road maintenance partner in Dumfries and Galloway.
Across south west Scotland we manage and maintain around 636 kilometres of trunk roads over 22 routes, taking in around 1800 structures including the Kingston and Erskine Bridges. In Dumfries and Galloway, working in partnership with DG First, we maintain 262km of the trunk road network stretching from Gretna to Stranraer, and Dumfries to Kirkconnel.

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Russell Rennie, Scotland TranServ’s Contract Director said:
“This area is the picturesque gateway to Scotland, England and Ireland; and during this Year of Homecoming, the Commonwealth Games and Ryder Cup it forms an important corridor for the thousands of visitors who will head to Scotland. With our robust Dumfries and Galloway trunk road improvement programme on behalf of Transport Scotland, we are supporting the economic growth and development of the region. We want to create a valuable first impression on visitors and leave a lasting legacy of an improved trunk roads network that will be appreciated by drivers across the South West for years to come.”