M54 Carriageway Renewal
Chris Hinton
31/03/25
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On the M54 Motorway, we were tasked with removing and replacing significant sections of deteriorated concrete carriageway that required urgent renewal.
The M54 is a 23-mile (37 km) east-west motorway running through the counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire, beginning at M6 J10A near Walsall and ending at M54 J7 near Wellington. This scheme involves pavement renewal works on the M54 westbound between J2 and J3, as well as the M54 eastbound between J4 and J2, to address concrete carriageway defects. The scope includes the replacement and repair of existing concrete slabs and the removal of previous temporary bay replacements.
CRL Highways are utilising a local company’s yard to set up a compound that has a solar array and batteries powering it. We are looking to install an EV charger and power it from its own solar panel array with batteries and swap a supervisor’s diesel van for an electric variant.
The works are scheduled over eight weekends in March and April, with one carriageway closed at a time. Closures will take place from 8 PM on Fridays, with the motorway reopening by 6 AM on Monday mornings. These weekend closures are strategically planned ahead of the late spring and summer holiday traffic period to minimize disruption. However, given the strict time constraints, the works must be meticulously planned, managed, and executed within the allocated windows, regardless of weather conditions.
To ensure timely completion, additional resources, equipment, supervision, and other arrangements have been put in place. Furthermore, close coordination and advanced public notifications were essential to mitigate the impact on travel times for road users and businesses across the network.
The M54 is a 23-mile (37 km) east-west motorway running through the counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire, beginning at M6 J10A near Walsall and ending at M54 J7 near Wellington. This scheme involves pavement renewal works on the M54 westbound between J2 and J3, as well as the M54 eastbound between J4 and J2, to address concrete carriageway defects. The scope includes the replacement and repair of existing concrete slabs and the removal of previous temporary bay replacements.
CRL Highways are utilising a local company’s yard to set up a compound that has a solar array and batteries powering it. We are looking to install an EV charger and power it from its own solar panel array with batteries and swap a supervisor’s diesel van for an electric variant.
The works are scheduled over eight weekends in March and April, with one carriageway closed at a time. Closures will take place from 8 PM on Fridays, with the motorway reopening by 6 AM on Monday mornings. These weekend closures are strategically planned ahead of the late spring and summer holiday traffic period to minimize disruption. However, given the strict time constraints, the works must be meticulously planned, managed, and executed within the allocated windows, regardless of weather conditions.
To ensure timely completion, additional resources, equipment, supervision, and other arrangements have been put in place. Furthermore, close coordination and advanced public notifications were essential to mitigate the impact on travel times for road users and businesses across the network.
As part of its activities under the 6-year, £3.6 billion SDF Framework for National Highways, CRL Highways has undertaken a diverse range of projects, including bridge demolition, new beam installation, parapet/VRS replacement, bridge deck finishings, gantry platform replacement, bridge propping, steel box beam preparation and painting, as well as concrete repairs and cathodic protection.