Our work

Road maintenance

  • Patch repair
  • Renewal coats
  • Drain and shoulder repair

Overview

Keeping roads safe and open

A road starts to wear from the day it opens. We take on routine and periodic maintenance for government departments: repairing potholes and patches, renewing the surface, and keeping shoulders, drains and road furniture in order.

Most maintenance is done with the road open. Work zones are signed, barricaded and managed by flag persons, and everyone on site works in full personal protective equipment.

  • WorkRoutine and periodic maintenance
  • RepairsPotholes, patches and renewal coats
  • RoadsideShoulders, drains and road furniture
  • ClientsGovernment departments and public sector undertakings
Two workers in hi-vis trousers spreading fresh asphalt along a kerb

What the work covers

Four kinds of maintenance work

The repairs that keep a road in use between one reconstruction and the next.

  • Pothole and patch repair

    Failed areas cut out to a sound edge, cleaned, tack coated and filled with hot mix, compacted level with the road.

  • Renewal coats

    A new thin surface over a sound but worn road, sealing it against water and restoring its grip.

  • Shoulders and drains

    Edges and shoulders rebuilt, and drains cleared and repaired, so that water leaves the road quickly.

  • Road furniture

    Signs, road studs, kerbs and crash barriers repaired or replaced, and road markings renewed.

Where wear shows

A repair for every layer

Wear starts at the surface and works its way down. The deeper it reaches, the more of the road a repair has to replace.

  1. Wearing courseCracks and ravelling

    Sealed and renewed with a renewal coat before water gets in.

  2. Binder coursePotholes

    Cut out to a sound edge and patched with hot mix.

  3. BaseDeep failures

    Dug out and rebuilt in layers, then patched to the road level.

  4. Sub-base and subgradeWater damage

    The drainage repaired, and the failed layers rebuilt from below.

Worker in hi-vis clothing raking fresh asphalt in front of a roller and a paver

Quality

Repairs to the specification

Road maintenance in India is usually done to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) specifications and the maintenance codes of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC). We work to the specification in each contract.

Every material and every layer is tested against the specification, and the records are kept for the client's engineer.

  • Aggregate gradation and bitumen content
  • Level and thickness checks

Questions

Road maintenance: common questions

What is the difference between routine and periodic maintenance?

Routine maintenance is the year-round work that keeps a road in order: patching, drain cleaning and minor repairs. Periodic maintenance is renewal at intervals, such as a new surface coat every few years.

Can repairs be done without closing the road?

Usually, yes. We work in sections, and every work zone next to live traffic is signed, barricaded and managed by flag persons.

Do you repair road furniture and markings as well?

Yes. Signs, road studs, kerbs, crash barriers and road markings can be repaired or renewed as part of a maintenance contract.

How can we send you a tender or ask for your company profile?

Send a tender through the tender enquiry form on our website, and ask for our company profile through the contact form. You can also call us on +91 99251 98001 or write to info@vishalinfraglobal.com.