| Region | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Project | Newcastle Central Motorway Project |
| Client | Volkerlaser |
| Duration | 18 months |
Volkerlaser is delivering long-term improvement works on the Central Motorway A167(M) in Newcastle upon Tyne in the North East of England.
Jet Plant has been deployed across four separate week-long night shifts to support the programme, with further visits anticipated, as the project progresses over its estimated 18-month overall duration.
Jet’s role involves precision milling of joints along the motorway, typically five to six linear metres at depths of 150mm.
Material is left in situ following milling and Jet’s road sweeper, equipped with a mechanical gully sucker, extracts and disposes of the waste from site.
This approach ensures clean, accurate trenching with minimal disruption to surrounding surfaces and infrastructure.
Jet’s repeated deployments in partnership with Volkerlaser on this project reflect the reliability and quality of service delivered on each visit.
Working exclusively during night shifts, Jet’s crews have adapted to the logistical and safety demands of the live motorway environment, supporting Volkerlaser in maintaining progress across the scheme.
Equipment deployed includes:
0.5m planer for joint milling
Road sweeper with mechanical gully sucker for material extraction and disposal
Jet’s specialist equipment and experienced operatives continue to play a key role in the success of this high-profile infrastructure upgrade.
Jet Plant have been supporting the VolkerLaser business deliver our repairs to the structures on A167(M) Newcastle Central Motorway East. The co-operation with the JET Plant team has been excellent, where they have always found availability for their plant and operatives to attend site even at relatively short notice and the JET team are always proactive in addressing any issues encountered. We’d like to thank the team for their support and we look forward to continuing our working relationship on the project.
Benjamin Leng CEng MICE - Senior Project Manager – Scotland & North East, Volkerlaser
