Project ScopeVertaseFLI was employed by the Highways Agency through their
Maintenance Contactor BBMM to provide 24hr emergency response on the Area 2
Highways Network covering the South West region.
As part of the highways maintenance operations, asbestos
management surveys of all structures that could potentially contain asbestos were
undertaken. VertaseFLI was contracted to undertake both management surveys and
demolition surveys, as well as the removal of Asbestos Containing Materials
(ACM) during maintenance works, or ACM materials that had been fly tipped.
VertaseFLI Role
Works undertaken by VertaseFLI
included:
·
Management surveys of
structures including bridges, culverts and retaining walls.
·
Intrusive demolition
surveys of structures and service runs.
·
Intrusive demolition
surveys for replacement drainage. Some of the older drainage runs on the
highways are constructed with pipes made of flexible ‘pitch fibre’ or asbestos
fibre impregnated with sticky black pitch (bitumen tar).
·
Removal of ACM from 70
gully pots along the M5 corridor, ACM materials had been used as packing
material under the gully lids.
·
Walkover surveys of
verges and hard shoulders prior to regular clearance and maintenance works to
identify fly tipped ACM.
·
Clearing of fly tipped
ACM from highways as part of our emergency response contract, including
disposal to a suitably licensed facility.
·
Supervising specialist
subcontractors whilst working on the highways network removing notifiable asbestos.
