Full Details - Retexturing of Carriageway Surfaces
Date Tuesday 10 March 2015
Title Retexturing of Carriageway Surfaces
Speaker Ged McGhee & Campbell Waddell (Klaruw & Findlay Irvine)
Join Meeting with CIHT & ICE Northern/Highland Branches
Venue Inverness College, Main Building
Location Longman Road, Inverness, IV1 1SA
Map Map (opens in new window)
Time 17:30 tea & sandwiches, 18:00 paper
Contact Craig McQueen (mcqueencraig@aol.com or 07783638855)
Register Registrations are now closed for this event.
More details Gerard McGhee of Klaruw RMS Ltd will be presenting the following:
Retexturing - Saves Lives, Saves Money, which will cover the following key issues:
- Why? - what exactly retexturing is in the context of restoring surface friction; discover what techniques are available to restore friction and texture depth
- Learn how to specify the correct technique to extend the life of existing pavement surfaces on decreasing budgets without the use of materials or chemicals
- When? retexturing should be considered explaining the misconceptions about micro-texture, macro-texture, mega-texture and PSV
- Early life and long term skid resistance issues, the measurement of skid resistance, what causes surfaces to polish and what actually is restored
- Where? - retexturing options - the alternatives; exactly what they do - where they should / shouldn't be used, particularly in the context of maintaining the asset
- Explanation of the environmental benefits of using these low carbon footprint techniques & carbon calculators
- New technology, including wet shot blasting.

Campbell Waddell of Findlay Irving will be presenting the following:
Measuring Skid Resistance and forming a Skid Resistance Policy, which will cover the following:
The importance of local authorities forming a Skid Resistance Policy, what is Skid Resistance and how can it be measured. It will look at the current policies and legislation in place as well as what help is out there for Engineers. Then I will talk about the different Continuous Friction Measuring Equipment available and how the different measuring principles can be compared.
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