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Publications

Publications

The REA library includes:

“The evidence is clear: Surface dressing and encapsulation protects our local roads”

“The Case for Surface Dressing”

“Importance of interlayer bond coat application during pavement construction and maintenance”

“Are Your Roads Bonded?”

The Association’s “Key Benefits of Bitumen Emulsions” document was updated in the Autumn of 2015

A REA short paper on the benefits of using bitumen emulsions during periods of extreme fiscal restraint

Road Emulsion Association’s “Code of Good Practice for the use and safety of Mobile Storage Tanks 2025”

A REA short paper on the benefits of using bitumen emulsions during periods of extreme fiscal restraint

News

Road industry body calls on local elections candidates to back preventative roads maintenance

17 February 2026 Road industry body calls on local elections

February 16, 2026

by REA

News

One in four surface dressed UK local roads treated with ‘encapsulation protection’ in 2024–25 to improve climate resilience and prevent potholes

One in four surface dressed UK local roads treated with

January 14, 2026

by REA

Press Release

REA reaction to government multi-year highways maintenance funding package announcement

Following last week’s Budget, government has now confirmed a multi-year

December 5, 2025

by REA