Highways
Cheshire resurfacing scheme cuts embodied carbon by 54%
A 5,330m² carriageway renewal on Corkscrew Lane has combined recycled materials, biochar and a plant-based binder.
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A 5,330m² carriageway renewal on Corkscrew Lane has combined recycled materials, biochar and a plant-based binder.
All Roads Asphalt Solutions will provide additional highway maintenance resources after the framework’s top-ranked supplier declined the work.
The county council is calling for long-term highways funding and greater local control over how transport money is spent.
An innovative road resurfacing demonstrator has been credited with cutting carbon emissions by 4,500 tonnes, according to Highways Industry.
The new advisory panel will examine road programmes and network management plans, with residents able to attend meetings and submit questions.
Speakers at a CIHT fringe event called for stable investment, stronger evidence of benefits and greater local decision-making.
Martin Lambley of Hydro International says rising rainfall intensity is increasing pressure on England’s strategic road network and its drainage assets.
National Highways says 53% of incursions involved drivers avoiding queues, closures or diversions, with one M1 incident prompting a 10-mile diversion.
About 2,000 registered motorcyclists will receive free M6toll passage on 3 October as they travel to the National Memorial Arboretum.
Vilius Domarkas was over the alcohol limit when his van struck highways worker Anthony Howe near Gatwick, Lewes Crown Court heard.