Poor runway repairs at Brize

I don't recall July being tarmac melting hot, a tad warm more like. If true it sounds like a bad batch or they were door stepped by a fast talker who could do it on the cheap as they were in the area

Peter wrote:

I don't recall July being tarmac melting hot, a tad warm more like. If true it sounds like a bad batch or they were door stepped by a fast talker who could do it on the cheap as they were in the area

I can remember several occasions where roads have had to be closed because the road surface was melting and sticking to tyres, very quick search found these.

I can even remember it happening in Scotland!

From the trade paper New Civil Engineer, 10 August

Amey fixes bungled RAF runway repair job
10 AUG, 2021 BY TIM CLARK

A bungled repair job at RAF Brize Norton in July has taken almost a month to fix after damaging the wheels of the Prime Minister’s jet

Contractor Amey attempted to undertake routine repairs as part of a £700,000 contract to cracks in the runway during the heatwave in mid-July.

However, due to the extreme heat, the repairs were unable to set before the Boris Johnson's aircraft, a Vespina' VIP Voyager, landed at the airbase on 19 July and tar covered the aircraft’s wheels.

Flights were subsequently diverted to other airports including Birmingham and Stansted after the Costwold’s RAF base remained partially closed for three weeks.

An RAF spokesperson confirmed that the repairs to fill all cracks in the runway have been completed.

“Routine repair work on the runway at RAF Brize Norton was affected by the weather," the spokesperson added.

"Repairs are now complete and normal operations have recommenced with all RAF air transport aircraft resuming flights from Brize Norton.”

RAF Brize Norton is currently the largest and busiest operational air base in the UK, with 5,800 personnel. The airbase is home to the RAF’s Strategic and Tactical Air Transport (AT) and Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR) forces.

According to the RAF the air base is now “fully operational” however no flights are scheduled to leave or arrive today. It is not known who gave the go-ahead for repairs to be undertaken during the heatwave or who has covered the cost of the repair works

www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/amey-fix...pair-job-10-08-2021/