In a statement Highways England said: "#M6 northbound #J20 to #J21 #ThelwallViaduct be advised lane one is currently closed for emergency roadworks due to a bridge
expansion joint which needs repairing.
(NYSE: KAI) has finalised the acquisition of the business of South Carolina, US-based
expansion joint manufacturer Unaflex, LLC, the company said.
SIDON, Lebanon: Traffic authorities are expected to reopen the western lane of a bridge on Sidon's northern entrance Saturday morning after completing
expansion joint repairs aimed at curbing increasing car accidents.
CUTLINE: Lester Hensley, chief executive officer and president of EMSEAL Joint Systems Ltd., stands among parking deck
expansion joint materials at the company's Westboro headquarters.
Hospitals, schools, and parking decks all need to be designed to contain fire at structural
expansion joints, but this has meant the use of separate products to seal, bridge, and fire-rate joints.
"A failure in an
expansion joint can be catastrophic and lead to huge losses in downtime", said Bill Evans, managing director of James Walker Townson.
The Tennessee-based business will be combined with Senior's existing American
expansion joint operation in Texas, saving about pounds 2 million a year.
ASTM D8139 requires more stringent tests than existing standards for joint fillers such as D1751 Standard Specification for Preformed
Expansion Joint Filler for Concrete Paving and Structural Construction (Nonextruding and Resilient Bituminous Types), he adds.
Engineering group Senior is buying a Danish firm, which makes specialist
expansion joints, in a bid to gain better access to Scandinavian markets.
It follows on from a PS600,000 project to replace some of the structure's
expansion joints which was completed in July.