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Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 27407 · Tabled 29 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what low carbon (a) materials and (b) methods are used by Highways England in road (i) maintenance and (ii) construction.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 5 Feb 2025

National Highways use a wide range of low carbon materials and methods such as using bio-binders and recycled materials in asphalt, stipulating lower carbon concrete mixes in construction contracts, and investing in research and development into low-carbo...