Tipperary County Council receive state of the art 'Velocity' road repair equipment

TIPPERARY County Council has taken delivery of a new velocity patching machine manufactured by Archway Products Ltd, one of three new machines purchased since 2020.

The cost of the velocity patcher was partially funded by a grant from the Department of Transport amounting to €100,000, being 33% of the total cost. The addition of these vehicles which will be deployed across the road network county-wide, to the

Council’s Road Maintenance fleet, introduces a comprehensive and modern approach to road maintenance.

The velocity patcher is a one-man operated machine that delivers a computer calibrated mixture of aggregate and binder directly into the pothole or road defect under high velocity, ensuring a cost effective, reliable solution to problematic road maintenance issues.

The new machines complement an existing fleet of six older velocity patchers, the oldest being a 2002 machine that was one of the first built by the manufacturer Archway Products Ltd, in Carrick On Shannon, County Leitrim.

On receiving the keys to the new velocity patcher, Joe MacGrath, Chief Executive of Tipperary County Council said: “Our continuous advancement towards modernising our works programme delivery is greatly benefitted by the purchase of these new vehicles over the past three years.

“Velocity patchers also provide a much safer work environment for our operatives.

“I wish to acknowledge our suppliers, Archway Roadmaster, on the timely delivery of this vehicle. I have great pleasure in launching this vehicle into the Council’s fleet, which will be operated by one person and do a faster and better job than previous methods.”