MIles Watson, Project Manager, Urban Eye
Rhinoceros have completed the cleaning and painting of the soffits to the elevated section of the A40 Westway at Bramley and St Marks Roads in London W11. Following high pressure cleaning and minor concrete repairs two coats of Keim Lasur paint were applied by brush and roller using scissors lifts and a Genie G45 supplied by Nationwide. This is the second contract we have carried out for Urban Eye as project managers on behalf of the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Transport for London.
The cleaning and surface preparation stages were critical to the success of this project. Keim Lasur paint is designed to be translucent rather than opaque. Variations in colour and texture of the surface are visible through the paint film. In the past there had been both vehicle and building fires beneathe this section of the Westway and the soffits were black with soot. High pressure hot water cleaning and the use of traffic film remover was effective in removing the soot and grime. Concrete repairs were carried out to areas of spalling and water damage.
The works were carried out during normal working hours in order to benefit from daylight. This required the careful management of traffic and pedestrians in order to allow un-interrupted access to the shops and other premises both within the work area and adjacent to it.
Residents and shopkeepers were so pleased with the improvements halfway through the work that they asked the client to extend the area to be be painted by another 1000 metres. We werre given this instruction and the entire job was completed on time and within budget.
In 2007 Rhinoceros carried out the painting of the Portobello Road, Thorpe Close and Ladbroke Grove to acclaim from residents, the local authority, the Royal Boroughs of Kensington & Chelsea and officials from Transport for London. The paint system is Keim Concretal Lasur and is approved for this use by the Highways Agency.
