Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 27407

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 29 January 2025

Answered: 5 February 2025

Question

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

Lilian Greenwood

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...

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