MuckStopper Brochure 2023 Q3 - Flipbook - Page 30
When the roads and sewers team
from M&J Evans Construction
Ltd (North West) began work
at a 400-unit Taylor Wimpey
development site in David
Whitby Way in Crewe, they
knew the extended period of
the development project would
present challenges in terms of
keeping manholes and road
gullies free of silt.
They decided to proactively install
MuckStopper products across
the site as soon as the first layer
of asphalt had been laid on the
roadways. Removing the steel plates
that protected the drainage system
during the asphalting operation, they
installed the MuckStopper units in the
chambers before setting the ironwork
in place as normal.
Road sweepers are essential for
controlling muck on a construction
site, but they generate a fine slurry
that seeps through the small gaps on
manhole covers and into road gullies.
From there, it enters the chambers
and main drains, and has to be jetted
out before the project is completed.
with MuckStopper in place as a
barrier, the chambers and drains
will remain silt-free for
the entire project.
Justin Evans, project manager for the
site, also commented that many drain
systems today incorporate a hydro
brake system that slows stormwater
before it reaches main streams and
waterworks. Having MuckStopper
in place, Justin observed, will also
prevent silt from blocking the
hydro brakes and getting into main
waterways, with clear environmental
benefits.
MuckStopper also drew the attention
of Taylor Wimpey directors on a visit
to the site, who were impressed by its
capabilities and potential.
On completion of the project,
Justin and his team will simply
remove the ironwork from the
manholes and road gullies, extract
the MuckStoppers and replace the
ironwork before the asphalt crews
complete the road surface, leaving
the MuckStoppers to be redeployed
to another construction site.