The A13 road corridor in Essex is a vital part of the transport network in South East England and is currently operating over capacity with approximately 77,000 vehicles using this section of road every single day.

The problem

In order to improve journey times and support economic growth in this area Thurrock Council therefore embarked on a project to widen the A13 between Orsett and Stanford-le-Hope by adding an additional lane in both directions, replacing four bridges and improving drainage. This road improvement scheme costing £79 million is part of a £4 billion planned investment in jobs, homes and infrastructure in the Thurrock area.

The Solution –

Ekotex® 10 non-woven geotextile – Ekotex® geotextiles form part of the core geotextile range supplied by Geosynthetics Ltd. The non-woven range is thermally bonded and needle punched to give the fabrics increased performance characteristics. The Ekotex® Non-Woven Geotextile ranges are commonly specified as separation, protection, filtration and drainage geotextiles and regularly feature within our Engineering department’s technical recommendations.

Find out more about how Ekotex® non-woven geotextile was used for this project by reading the case study here …

http://www.geosyn.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Case-Study-Ekotex-A13-Road-Widening-Project.pdf