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Project record · 15 April 2026

Surfacing layer repair on a provincial route

Two failed sections of surfacing cut out, primed, relaid and compacted in one lane, with a flagman controlling traffic past the work.

A newly surfaced patch in the foreground, with a tandem roller and a tipper at the second patch beyond.
Date
Location
Provincial route, Mpumalanga
Services
Surfacing layer repair, Road maintenance
Equipment seen
Tipper truck, Tandem roller, Site bakkie, Hand tools
Photo record
7 camera-stamped photographs, 10:43:19 to 12:11:54

The challenge

Two sections of surfacing had failed on a two-lane road that carries traffic in both directions. The repair had to be made in one lane while vehicles kept moving in the other.

The approach

  1. 01Both failed sections were cut back to straight edges and the old material removed.
  2. 02The exposed base was cleaned and primed with tack coat.
  3. 03Asphalt was delivered by tipper and spread by hand to level.
  4. 04Each patch was compacted with a tandem roller and finished flush with the existing surface.

Site safety

As visible in the photographs:

  • A warning triangle and a chevron board set out ahead of the work area.
  • A flagman controlling traffic past the closed lane.
  • Crew in high-visibility clothing throughout.

Works log

The day, photograph by photograph.

Times are the camera stamps on the original photographs. They record when each picture was taken, not the length of the job.

  1. Step 01

    Cut and prime

    First patch cut to straight edges, cleaned and coated with tack coat.

    A rectangular section of road surfacing cut out and coated with black tack coat, crew working beyond.

  2. Step 02

    Second patch prepared

    The second failed section prepared, with a warning triangle and chevron board set out beyond it.

    A prepared road patch with a warning triangle and a chevron board standing beyond it.

  3. Step 03

    Traffic held

    A flagman controls traffic past the work while the lane is closed.

    A prepared patch in the foreground with a flagman controlling traffic further up the road.

  4. Step 04

    Asphalt in

    Hot mix tipped into the first patch and spread to level by rake.

    Fresh asphalt spread across the prepared patch, a crew member and a tipper truck beyond.

  5. Step 05

    Second patch filled

    The tipper discharges straight into the second patch; the crew spreads by shovel.

    A tipper truck discharging asphalt while crew members spread it with shovels.

  6. Step 06

    Rolled

    The first patch rolled and finished; the tandem roller moves on while traffic passes in the other lane.

    A newly surfaced patch in the foreground, with a tandem roller and a tipper at the second patch beyond.

  7. Step 07

    Finished

    The second patch finished flush with the road, boards and flagman still in place.

    A finished, flush road patch with a flagman and warning boards still standing.

Result

Both patches finished flush and clean-edged, as the final photographs show. The camera stamps run from 10:43 to 12:11 on the day: about an hour and a half from the first photograph to the last.

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