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The cutting-edge technology that keeps the Silverstone motor racing track in tip-top condition could be coming to Croydon. John Bownas spoke to the team hoping to bring it here.
Pot holes – we all hate ‘em, and Croydon certainly has its share.
But now, the borough’s highways team is taking a lead from the people responsible for maintaining Silverstone’s grand prix circuit.
New technology that is good enough for the world’s top racing drivers is being tested in Croydon to see if it is up to the council’s exacting standards.
If trials are successful, the infrared-powered Nu-Phalt repair system could become invaluable to Croydon’s road repair crews who would be the first in London to realise its potential benefits.
Apart from a significant possible cost saving, the biggest advantages that the new technique has over traditional methods are:
•speed: a typical 1 square metre repair can be completed in just 20 minutes; currently, the same job takes considerably longer, and would be only a temporary fix;
•durability: the infra-red triggered thermal bonding means that patch repairs are far more permanent and blend seamlessly into the surrounding road surface;
•environmentally friendly: the process starts by recycling the existing macadam and needs only a small amount of new material to top off the repair.
The council has recently announced a multi-million pound investment project to resurface many of its roads.
However, there will always be a need for fast and efficient repairs in those cases where small patches of tarmac work loose.
This can happen at any time of the year – although it is usually after spells of wet or cold weather that these small holes open up to create a real headache for motorists and cyclists.
In total, the council’s emergency repairs operation currently costs about £560k every year in manpower and materials – and that’s not including the money that is budgeted separately for the major road resurfacing schemes that we will be seeing a lot more of over the next few years.
Steve Iles is the council’s head of highways, and he knows better than anyone else in the borough just how big a task it is to stay on top of the thousands of road repairs that his teams have to carry out every year.
Talking to Your Croydon about this mammoth job and his hopes for the promising high-tech solution, he first ran through some of the big numbers involved.
“We’ve got nearly 3,000 roads in Croydon, and these all get inspected by the council at least twice a year.
“We look out for any problems that might have arisen since the last visit – and particularly any new holes or cracks that could pose a hazard.
“Since January our system’s logged nearly 5,000 new reports from both streetscene inspectors and those members of the public who phone or email to tell us about possible problems.”
In that same time we’ve managed to fill in or repair about 9,800 – but there’s still around 8,600 that we know about waiting to be fixed.
“That takes a lot of doing,” continued Steve, “I’ve got six full-time staff who spend the majority of their day out doing this sort of work.
“And when they can’t do road repairs, because of snow and ice, they drive the gritting lorries to try to keep the roads clear.”
Tony Whyatt is the highways engineer whose research into improved technology solutions has led to the trial of the Nu-Phalt system.
“I’m really optimistic about how this will save us time and money.
“We reuse most of the existing road material on-site and need to add only a small amount of fresh material to each repair.
“There’s no noisy compressors, and the system cuts the number of vehicles and staff involved in each repair.
“We also minimise disruption to traffic – which is good for drivers – and these repairs can be driven over again almost immediately they’re finished.”
Indeed, driving away from our meeting with Tony we drove over a number of holes that had just been filled – and the first thing we noticed was that we didn’t notice them at all.
The repaired road was as smooth as the day it was originally laid.
I am always one / Without a warning / Whole days reappear / Lift away / Past the gate / Desert keeps forming underneath the black moon (Wilco)
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© Bamberger Str., Berlin, 2017, Florian Fritsch
Woke up early this morning ,Capital Q said he was benching but was itching to do a wall so we woke Lesen up and before you know it Craver was rushing through rushour traffic as well with Rukis on his way from a different direction and before you know it BLAOW! How ya like me now , we got a little production goin in tha rain!
Here it keeps changing, one day snowing and the next day raining. The snow doesn't stay long at this time but will as the weather gets colder.
Stuff keeps getting deleted of f my flickr, because apparently I need a pro account. now? This sux. But i had to put this back on because i love it!
Candid.
lux keeps her eye on Sipsey (and her stick) whilst making friends with Sipsey's new puppy pal, Sager.
Note: usually stuffed animals last a day TOPS in our house, Sipsey loves to eat out the squeakers. Sager has now been with us for three WHOLE days!
Rosie keeps a plethora of brushes on hand for her artwork.
Blythe a Day - Plethora - 3/15/25
Rosie Red Blythe
Clothes - Etsy
most miniature art supplies - made by me
Brushes - made from toothpicks and foil.
Large clear jar - hair spray cap
Wooden art box - Ebay
miniature water color paintings - image I printed from the internet
Easel, chair - Barbie art set repainted
cabinet in back - wooden frame that I remade into a doll cabinet
"The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?" ~ J. B. Priestley
A warm spring keeps the water at Mud Lake from freezing. Cold fog frosts the shore and wipes out the view across the lake. On a clear day this would be a scene of a large lake with a mountain range behind it.
Linda says this looks like a pig's profile!
What keeps your life on track? Do you want to end well? The clearer our vision is the more secure we will be. The book of Proverbs says "Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint".
Most of my photo excursions in the past year and a half have been to the Smoky Hills of Kansas. I never seem to get tired of running across great old homesteads like this one. Image made with a Pentax K 30.
This kestrel knows it's rude to try to speak like this, so keeps quiet. That or it was trying to hide!
Precariously perched above the fast moving Chilkoot River - this Alaska Fish and Game employee keeps track of the number of salmon passing through the weir. When he saw me taking his picture, he gave me a Cheshire cat smile. I could tell he enjoyed his work.
(A fishing weir, fish weir, fishgarth or kiddle is an obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to direct the passage of fish. A weir may be used to trap fish such as salmon as they attempt to swim upstream. Alternatively, fish weirs can be used to channel fish to a particular location, such as to a fish ladder.)
Arcalis Andorra. Keeps away bad weather from France. Ordino, Vall nord, Andorra, Pyrenees
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These are a few items I found at the cabin we stayed in last week. I loved this little book ,mainly for the illustrations. I was intrigued by the bird who was almost as large as the baby, and the strange look of the doll or little girl who has fallen. The camera was made from 1940 to 48 and the book was published in 1932.
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Just like my excuses to keep posting photos of torii halls, it just keeps going because I have way too many. I believe this is my 7th post on this if I've been counting correctly.
So essentially I've told all the stories I could of this place, I won't drag this out. This is an ascent closer to the lake at the middle of the mountain. I didn't have to go the summit just to get every angle at night, especially considering the fact that there were boars around, I didn't want to overstay my welcome or stray too far from the entrance. All I wanted was a disappearing stairway, (Vanishing point group, I swear to gosh you better accept this).
In editing, I did the regular fix of a higher saturation and stronger shadows. I slightly blurred the pathway in order to give the gates more power over the image, simultaneously invoking the image to be more mysterious. The path to divinity is at the end of the day still individualized. If it means walking through sacred ground of another religion with the potential presence of hostile wildlife, who knows maybe that changes some things.
Edit: I can't believe this one got explored, I ran out of ideas of what to talk about and this is the moment I strike it? I guess that falls in line with the idea of just continuing until it works funnily enough. That's hilarious. Well, thank you all anyway, if you enjoyed this please check out my ever-growing Japan album, got a lot more of this waiting there.
A rookie mistake made me snowshoe for 8 miles instead of my expected 4. With a day like this though, it was no problem.
Take note: Ana is an evil person! Not only she keeps making me want to change my doll's personality, she also condone on wig robbery XD
Today I went at Ana's home 'couse she asked Bleu to try on some fox ears (commissions)... now I want Bleu as a fox (too!) Y_____Y
Nearly some one would have to wait a little longer for the comission made XD And a Dal would loose her wig XD
Anotem: Ana é uma pessoa Má!
Além de ficar fazendo eu querer trocar as personalidades das dolls, ela também compactua com roubo de wigs XD
Hoje fui na casa da Ana, pois ela tinha pedido a Blue para testar umas orelhinhas (encomendas)... agora eu quero ela de raposinha (também) Y_____________Y
Foi quase, muito quase, que alguém teria que esperar um pouco mais pela encomenda que fez, e uma Dal ficaria sem sua wig XD
Proud to say these are some of the finest nurse I've every worked with .......Many of us have left and moved onto other nursing careers, many have remained and moved up the ropes in the role they play, each and every one holds a dear place in my heart ...Blessed and thrilled to see them !
An apple a day keeps the doctor away...
Credits:
Hair: Doux - Greta Doux Mainstore
Outfit: - sixx . wraith - Ratched Set ACCESS EVENT October 12th - November 8th 2022
Syringe: Dazed. I'm a Nurse Set 2 Dazed. Mainstore
Bloodbag: Sweet Art - Blood Bag Sweet Art Mainstore
It's just a square mile, and we have to keep those old architectural gems - so the only way is up. Different perspective of the concave facade I posted before..
One of the guardian dogs
It keeps it's mouth open.
I love the New Year sceneries and customs of Shinto shrine.
They show the traditions and the cultures of Japan.
Especially small and local shrines are fantastic.
The citizens near by attend the events throgh the year.
I introduce some photos I took the second and third day of the new year.
お正月の神社はいいですねえ。
日本の伝統や習慣があります。
特に地域の小さな神社が好きです。
近隣の住民が年間を通して行事に参加します。
お正月の2日、3日に撮影した写真を紹介します。
Location : Aoso Shrine 青麻神社
(80.80)
So guys, here it is. The 80th photo in my 80 days of summer project. I ended up finishing this about 5 weeks later than I should have but that's ok. I wanted to finish it right. This summer was something else, let me tell you. The majority of it wasn't anything special, but that's good sometimes- to just BE. This summer I spent many many days waking up to humid and sunny mornings in my camper, twisted up in a claustrophobic bunk bed. I spent afternoons by ponds and beaches contemplating lots of things like the old soul I am and realized lots of things about myself and how the world works (although I still have a long way to go). Days were spent missing my friends who were away for a while and longing to meet the friends I've known only through letter writing. I actually MET one of them. And I can't wait to see her again soon. Now that I look back at the summer it passed by in a blur- now that I'm back into the school year routine it feels like I never left. I feel like I've ended this project on the right note because halfway through I knew I wanted to finish this with a photo involving a vintage bike but I didn't know how to aquire one. It just so happened that on this shoot I've been trying to do all summer my wonderful friend (and the model here) brought her bike along. It fit perfectly. I am so glad I stuck this project through and completed it.
THANK YOU ALL for all your comments, messages, favorites, likes, and kind words. You have supported me beyond belief this summer. Special thanks to Millie, Sammy, Korinne, and Bea for your friendship. You all are amazing people.
I don't know how often I'll be posting now, I'm dealing with some odd and funky life stuff. I will stay in touch and thank you. thank you thank you thank you thank you. <3
Processed in Topaz, Clarity, Impression and Restyle.
Border from OnOne Perfect Effects 8.
Thank you for any comments
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