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Back in May a light aircraft came down onto the A40 dual carriageway near Abergavenny, Wales. The occupants escaped moments before a fire took hold of the plane. As a result, the concrete carriageway suffered severe damage and required full bay replacement, joint sealing and new road markings.
At LMS Highways we pride ourselves on delivering package works like these which benefit customers with increased accountability, single point of contact and often providing 10-15% savings.
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The LMS Highways project team have been busy refurbishing sections of an urban concrete road in Kent. Works included new kerbing, concrete bay replacements, white lining and joint sealing which perfectly demonstrates the company’s unique ability to deliver a wide range of services under one point of accountability. The recent run of hot weather has proven challenging but didn’t stop the team from finishing 3 days ahead of schedule.
LMS Highways working on behalf of Coupe Line recently visited Associated British Ports, Southampton, to provide Fill & Overband Crack Repair to their damaged port access road.
Before AB Ports could have the excessively damaged access road re-surfaced, any crack deeper than 3mm required Joint Sealing to ensure a successful finish on the new road surface.
On the 14th July 2019, 6am, two thousand rubber clad athletes perched on the edge of lake Pennington Flash just outside Bolton, each battling their own demons as they prepare for Ironman UK, a 2.4 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride and 26 mile run.
LMS have been lucky enough to show William, 3rd generation of the LMS family and nephew to the Directors, what it is like to work in the road construction industry.
William’s work experience week at LMS Highways was a learning curve for both him and the company, this being the first work experience placement that we have had in the 30+ years of operating.
M20 Concrete Carriageway Repairs- LMS provide tailor made and cost-effective solutions
With the UK facing Brexit uncertainty, Highways England identified the M20 as a key strategic corridor and gateway to Europe. They turned to A-One+ and LMS Highways to find a cost effective and timely solution to repair deteriorating sections of the existing concrete carriageway.
Working recently on the M23 northbound near Gatwick Airport. LMS Highways’ concrete bay removal process was put to the test.
The scheme was completed over 4 weekends with partial and full overnight closures resulting in minimised disruption.
Our video shows how the team removed a total of 1,200 tonnes (400 linear metres of concrete) over one weekend.
Applying our motorway and trunk road concrete bay replacement process into an urban environment.
The LMS team have been working for a main contractor customer in Kent, with the aim of applying their highly successful concrete bay replacement service into a residential and urban setting.