Road Opening Permit - reinstatement details
Road openings are governed by the following legislation;
Roads (Scotland) act 1984, Section 56 transport (Scotland) Act 2005, under which:
- No excavation work shall be made in, or under, a public road without the Roads Authorities written consent and subject to any conditions attached to the Permit. Persons contravening this Section are guilty of an offence and liable to a fine.
- Any damage to the public road as a result of the works is to be included in the permanent reinstatement. The applicant is responsible for the reinstatement for twelve months from completion of the work after which the Roads Authority will reinspect the work for compliance. Any remedial work required will be the responsibility of the applicant.
- Any work found to be in progress but being undertaken in contravention of item 1 will be closed down and backfilled by the Roads Authority. All expenses so incurred by the Roads Authority will be recovered from the contractor responsible for the opening. Similarly where any remedial works required after the twelve month maintenance period are not carried out within four weeks of the applicant being notified in writing of the remedials then the Roads Authority will carry out the work and recover any costs incurred from the applicant.
Note: Application must be made in accordance with legislative notice required under Transport (Scotland) Act.
Permanent reinstatement specification
Flexible road specification
Flexible road(s) |
Layer |
Type 0 |
Type 1 |
Type 2 |
Type 3 |
Type 4 |
Material |
Surface Course |
40mm |
40mm |
40mm |
40mm |
40mm |
Rolled Asphalt 0/14mm aggregate to Clause 911
|
Binder Course |
375mm combined |
310mm combined |
245mm combined |
150mm combined |
110mm combined |
0/20mm aggregate Dense Macadam to Clause 906 |
Base Course |
375mm combined |
310mm combined |
245mm combined |
150mm combined |
110mm combined |
0/20mm aggregate Dense Macadam to Clause 906 |
Sub Base / Subgrade |
Remaining depth of excavation (compacted in 100mm layers) |
Granular Type 1 Clause 803 |
Flexible footway(s), footpath(s) and cycle tracks |
Layer |
Permanent Reinstatement |
Material |
Surface Course |
30mm |
Rolled Asphalt 0/10mm aggregate to Clause 1105 |
Binder Course |
50mm |
0/10mm aggregate Dense Macadam to Clause 1105 |
Sub Base / Subgrade |
remaining depth of excavation (compacted in 100mm layers) |
Granular Type 1 Clause 803 |
Compaction requirements for butuminous mixtures
For all openings other than rolled asphalt consult the Roads Authority for a reinstatement specification which will be added as a condition to the road opening permit.
Compaction Requirements
Bituminous material (all bituminous materials and asphalts) |
Compaction planed and weight category |
Minimum passes / layer for compaction layer thickness up to:
|
40mm |
60mm |
80mm |
100mm |
Vibrotamper - 50kg minimum |
5# |
7# |
NP |
NP |
Vibrating roller single drum |
1000-2000 kg/m |
6 |
NP |
NP |
NP |
2000-3500 kg/m |
5 |
7 |
8 |
NP |
over 3500 kg/m |
4 |
6 |
7 |
NP |
Twin drum |
600-1000 kg/m |
5 |
7 |
NP |
NP |
1000-2000 kg/m |
4 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
over 2000 kg/m |
3 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
Vibrating plate |
1400-1800 kg/m |
6 |
NP |
NP |
NP |
over 1800 kg.sq.m |
3 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
Contact Information
Phone: 01563 503 160
E-mail: enquiries@ayrshireroadsalliance.org
Address: Ayrshire Roads Alliance, Opera House, 8 John Finnie Street, Kilmarnock, KA1 1DD