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New Mon 14 Feb 11 15:16 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - Tooslow
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12448005

So that's Zed's drive resurfacing delayed then.

John
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 15:56 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - Zero
maybe they can use it to fill some of the geological sink holes that pose as pot holes round here?
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 16:12 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - WillDeBeest
If only it could have happened on the Slough stretch of the M4...would have done us all a favour.
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 16:36 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - spamcan61
Looking at the lead photo on the BBC article I should think the driver of the car needed clean underwear, the lorry cab is resting on the bonnet almost touching the A pillar.
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 19:58 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - WillDeBeest
That's a 450 SLC isn't it? A sad - and sticky - end for it to come to. MB had a golden period of ageless designs in the 70s and 80s; a far cry from the overstyled horrors they churn out today.
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 20:15 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - BobbyG
Can tarmac be recycled? Can this be scraped up and reused somewhere?
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 20:25 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - Hard Cheese

Sorry, posted three hours later!

www.car4play.com/forum/post/index.htm?f=2&t=5139
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 20:35 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - Harleyman
>> Can tarmac be recycled? Can this be scraped up and reused somewhere?
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They'd have to be quick, once it goes cold it's not fit for use!
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 20:51 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - VxFan
>> They'd have to be quick, once it goes cold it's not fit for use!

Why not just heat it up again? - just like the sun does in summer and melts the roads.
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 21:56 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - Harleyman

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>> Why not just heat it up again?

For some reason unknown to me (probably to do with chemical reactions) that doesn't work.

Think about it, if that were a practical proposition, tarmac could be constantly recycled, which it obviously isn't.

Those lorries on tarmac work have insulated bodies to keep the stuff warm, BTW.
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 22:42 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - Kevin
>Think about it, if that were a practical proposition, tarmac could be constantly recycled, which it obviously isn't.

It is now.

A section of the A327 near my office was repaired about a year ago. The machine being used was a big beastie that removed about two inches of the existing road surface, heated it up and then dropped it off a conveyor belt at the back. It was raked out and rolled flat by a bunch of guys walking behind. The results are pretty good.

Kevin...
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 22:49 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - BobbyG
Cheers Kevin, I thought I had heard of recycling of tarmac now but couldn't find any mention of it!
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New Mon 14 Feb 11 23:14 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - Zero
Seen it in action. They even put the holes in again.
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New Tue 15 Feb 11 01:03 
 Tarmac lorry overturns on M3 in Surrey - VxFan
>> They even put the holes in again.

That'll be those Swiss contractors they employeed.
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