Environment
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.
30 September 2026
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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 infrastructure services provider is targeting a 42% cut in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and fully electric company cars by FY30.
The North Wales Coast line will close for up to four weeks in January 2027 as engineers renew track, drainage, stations and level-crossing infrastructure.
Network Rail will begin work later this year on a new footbridge and lifts at the Shropshire station, with completion expected in autumn 2027.
The county council is calling for long-term highways funding and greater local control over how transport money is spent.
Affinity Water says the Chaul End reservoir adds 20 million litres of storage for supplies across Luton, Hemel Hempstead and St Albans.
An innovative road resurfacing demonstrator has been credited with cutting carbon emissions by 4,500 tonnes, according to Highways Industry.
The proposed organisation would invest through Great British Energy’s existing budget and could help businesses build their own grid connections.