Assessment of MILLOM HITEX, the Bardon thin asphalt course

Proprietary thin surfacings are being offered by materials suppliers in the United Kingdom, including MILLOM HITEX by Bardon Aggregates Limited. Information on MILLOM HITEX, with particular emphasis on the material laid in a trial by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council on the A635 together with a section laid at Bushey Arches, Watford, has been assessed and it has been found that MILLOM HITEX has complied with all stages of the Highways Agency 5-Stage Procedure for Evaluating New Materials. Based on this assessment, the Highways Agency has granted MILLOM HITEX Departmental type approval for use as a thin surfacing in accordance with Clause 942AR. (A)