Coloured tarmac: Mastertint applications

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Mastertint applications

Mastertint coloured tarmac has a huge range of applications. It can be used in hardwearing, heavily trafficked areas and, thanks to its smooth, safe surface, it is also the perfect solution for all pedestrian zones. It can save energy costs though its light reflectivity features and can offer a sustainable drainage option when combined with TarmacDry porous asphalt system.  Mastertint offers all the functional qualities of conventional asphalt, making it the ultimate choice for highway, residential and pedestrian surfacing.

 

 

Public parks and gardens

For rural or environmentally sensitive off-highway schemes, Mastertint's clear-bound aggregate range is the natural choice for architects and planners alike.  See more coloured tarmac in parks for Westbourne park cycle paths  and London Zoo coloured pathways.

 

Pedestrian areas

Mastertint's smooth and even texture provides a safe pedestrian surface, minimising the risk of slips, trips and falls. See more GMI Construction who used white asphalt.

 

Car parks

Suitable for all light traffic car parks, from retail centres, supermarkets to park and ride schemes and offices. There are also health and safety benefits for customers when wheeling trolleys over smooth asphalt surfaces versus block-paved areas.  See our case study on Blakenhall community centre where a mid Grey Mastertint coloured tarmac was specified with TarmacDry porous asphalt system.

 

Local roads and major highways

With its combination of colours and surface textures, Mastertint can be used to effectively delineate high profile locations such as bus lanes, cycle lanes and traffic calming areas.  See more in Birmingham green bus lanes and Newmarket's roundabout.

 

Sports and leisure surfaces

Mastertint coloured tarmac can be used for sports stadiums, football pitches, golf courses, leisure centres, playgrounds and other multi-use games areas. Read more about coloured tarmac in playgrounds in our Bolton playground case study.

 

Residential and lightly trafficked areas

Suitable for coloured driveways, coloured roads, coloured footpaths and coloured car parking areas. Mastertint is a durable coloured alternative to traditional asphalt.  It is a direct alternative for block paving systems and resin bonded gravel surfaces. See more about coloured tarmac for the Horseguards parade and MOTO services.

 

Sea defences and seaside promenades

Mastertint coloured tarmac is ideal as it is a tough, non-porous, a tough, durable solution that looks good, but can cope with rough marine conditions. It is very capable of handling weathering from the sea and storms without losing any of its colour.  See more in our New Brighton case study on seaside promenade.

 

Road tunnels

Today's reflective road surfacing technology, using coloured asphalt combined with modern lighting technologies, has the potential to deliver better driver visibility and reduced lighting costs in road tunnels. See more on coloured tarmac in tunnels.

 

Flood-prone areas

Mastertint can be combined with TarmacDry to provide a porous sustainable drainage system. See more about using Mastertint as a SUDS in our case study for Blakenhall.

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