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Using hydraulically bound mixtures at road works (TAL 3/14)

How to use hydraulically bound mixtures in the subbase and base layers of road reinstatements and their environmental advantages.

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Using hydraulically bound mixtures at road works (TAL 3/14)

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This traffic advisory leaflet (TAL) covers the use of hydraulically bound mixtures (HBMs) in road reinstatements layers.

HBMs have the potential advantages of:

  • fewer work lorry trips required
  • faster compaction times
  • reduced site occupation times
Published 12 November 2014