Drainfast Brochure Issue 36 - Flipbook - Page 260
9 MUCKSTOPPER
When the roads and sewers team
from M&J Evans Construction Ltd
(North West) began work at a 400unit Taylor Wimpey development
site in David Whitby Way in Crewe,
they knew the extended period of
the development project would
present challenges in terms of
keeping manholes and road gullies
free of silt.
Justin Evans, project manager for the
site, also commented that many drain
systems today incorporate a hydro
brake system that slows stormwater
before it reaches main streams and
waterworks. Having MuckStopper
in place, Justin observed, will also
prevent silt from blocking the
hydro brakes and getting into main
waterways, with clear environmental
benefits.
They decided to proactively install
MuckStopper products across
the site as soon as the first layer
of asphalt had been laid on the
roadways. Removing the steel plates
that protected the drainage system
during the asphalting operation, they
installed the MuckStopper units in the
chambers before setting the ironwork
in place as normal.
MuckStopper also drew the attention
of Taylor Wimpey directors on a visit
to the site, who were impressed by its
capabilities and potential.
Road sweepers are essential for
controlling muck on a construction
site, but they generate a fine slurry
that seeps through the small gaps on
manhole covers and into road gullies.
From there, it enters the chambers
and main drains, and has to be jetted
out before the project is completed.
with MuckStopper in place as a
barrier, the chambers and drains
will remain silt-free for the
entire project.
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On completion of the project, Justin
and his team will simply remove the
ironwork from the manholes and road
gullies, extract the MuckStoppers
and replace the ironwork before the
asphalt crews complete the road
surface, leaving the MuckStoppers
to be redeployed to another
construction site.
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