Stagecoach Manchester

[Nicholas]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(30/06/2015 09:38)Mayneway Wrote:  According to one of the firemen last night in some places on the stretch of road it had already started to dry and creates a permanent layer of something similar to black ice so the only real solution is to put a new layer of Tarmac down.
Whether they actually did that I'm not sure as I didn't hang around but the road was still closed at 9pm.

Diesel soaks into the asphalt which breaks up the binding tar and causes the road surface to crumble in the longer term. It also rises to the surface when it rains as it is less dense, hence the "ice rink" effect. That's why you tend to find emergency repairs on motorways after a serious collision involving a HGV or coach.