MuckStopper Brochure 2023 Q3 - Flipbook - Page 38
When the roads and sewers team
from M&J Evans Construction Ltd
(North West) began work at a 400unit 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 昀椀rst 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 昀椀ne 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 siltfree 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
storm-water 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 bene昀椀ts.
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.
