Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

(asked on 2nd November 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate has the Department made of the lowest carbon option for road resurfacing.


Answered by
Trudy Harrison Portrait
Trudy Harrison
This question was answered on 9th November 2021

Innovation in design and construction techniques and materials is key to achieving their net-zero carbon ambition for construction. National highways expect to publish its Net Zero Strategy and Plan during 2021/22.

On local roads it is for each individual local highway authority to assess which parts of its network need repair and what standards should be applied.

The Department is funding three projects specifically aimed at reducing carbon by the use of sustainable materials and energy reduction via the Live Labs programme.

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