Tarmac Group mixed concrete, asphalt and contracting businesses in the United Kingdom. Projects undertaken by or involving Tarmac Construction prior to demerger of that business in 1999 included the Preston Bypass completed in 1958, the St Albans Bypass completed in 1960, the Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel in Egypt completed in 1981, the Thames Barrier, the Joint European Torus and Drax Power Station all completed in 1984, the Merry Hill Shopping Centre completed in 1985, the Albert Dock refurbishment completed in 1988, the Conwy Road Tunnel completed in 1991, the Channel Tunnel completed in 1994, the Medway Road Tunnel completed in 1996, the Swindon
Surfacing (novel) Surfacing (novel) Surfacing is a novel by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Published by McClelland and Stewart in 1972, it was her second novel. "Surfacing" has been described by commentators as a companion novel to Atwood's collection of poems, "Power Politics", which was written the previous year and deals with complementary issues. The novel, grappling with notions of national and gendered identity, anticipated rising concerns about conservation and preservation and the emergence of Canadian nationalism. It was adapted into a movie in 1981. The book tells the story of a woman who returns to her hometown in Canada to find her