ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY METHODS USED TO IMPROVE ROADS IN EAST RIDING

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is now using and trailing more environmentally friendly methods for repairing roads in the East Riding.

Two new schemes in Goole costing around £265,000 are embracing the latest materials to reduce the carbon footprint of road improvements.

Pasture Road in Goole is currently being resurfaced using a product developed by Tarmac that incorporates granulated rubber from recycled tyres and has only been used in a handful of locations across the UK.

The work was due to be completed on 1st November.

For the next trial, a section of Edinburgh Street in Goole will be the first road in Yorkshire to use a new carbon-negative material.

The work is due to start on Monday 4th November and is scheduled to take up to two weeks.

This will be a UK first and uses a material known as ACLA, designed and manufactured by Low Carbon Materials (LCM) in Durham.

Councillor Paul West, the council’s cabinet member for environment and transport, said: “The council is leading the way in using low carbon methods and testing the latest technology to repair and resurface roads to benefit the environment and road users.

“We’ll be monitoring the performance of these road surfaces with a view to using more carbon saving materials in our schemes in the future, in support of the council’s Climate Change Strategy.”