Road surfacing firm on track to lay 70,000 tonnes of asphalt on Lincolnshire's roads in 2018

Minster Surfacing alone is expecting to use 70,000 tonnes of asphalt on the county’s roads by the end of the year. That equates to at least 210,000 square metres of coverage; the equivalent of resurfacing the A158 from Lincoln to Horncastle.

Meanwhile, construction supplier Tarmac reports that this year, the company has delivered record volumes of material in Lincolnshire to support the investment in the county’s roads.

This summer saw roadworks taking place at almost 1,000 locations across Lincolnshire as Lincolnshire County Council invested in repairing roads across the county. As a key member of the supply chain, many of those works were carried out by Minster Surfacing which has also been repairing thousands of potholes in the county.

Councillor Richard Davies, executive member for highways said: “This year, we’ve been working hard to repair roads right across Lincolnshire.

“With 5,500 miles of roads across one of the most rural counties in the UK, road repair is always a challenge, but, with investment from central government, we’ve been working hard to get the roads up to standard.

“There’s still plenty more work to be done, with the the help of Minster Surfacing, Kier and others in the supply chain, we’re making great progress in improving the roads for everyone.”