More from the LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival on this week’s Highways Voices
In the second of our tours of this month’s LCRIG Innovation and Learning Festival in Coventry, we hear from seven more guests about everything from autonomous pothole repair to road marking You’ll hear from a leading local authority, a company that’s booked millions through its participation with LCRIG, about off grid roadside solutions and from […]
Case study: Cardiff Council Carbon Neutral Milepave™ Scheme
Miles Macadam recently delivered its first carbon neutral surfacing scheme in South Wales, in collaboration with Cardiff Council. In 2021, the Council released ‘The One Planet Cardiff Strategy’ declaring their plan to make Cardiff a Carbon Neutral city by 2030. Miles Macadam worked closely with their Highways Team during the planning stages to look for […]
First carbon neutral road surfacing project of its kind in the North delivered in Calderdale
Calderdale Council has completed work on a carbon neutral road resurfacing project – the first local authority to deliver a scheme of this kind in the North. The Council’s highways service has been working with contractor Miles Macadam to reduce and offset the carbon emissions created during road resurfacing work. The pilot scheme of reduced-carbon […]
VolkerHighways delivers carbon neutral works for West Berkshire
VolkerHighways has successfully completed an entire surfacing programme whilst remaining carbon neutral, thanks to the innovative use of reduced carbon surfacing project, Milepave™ The works, delivered in collaboration with Miles Macadam and West Berkshire Council, form part of VolkerHighways’ seven-year highways maintenance and public realm contract with the council. The project involved laying 32,000m2 of Milepave™, […]
Miles Macadam, WSP and Kier join forces to deliver carbon neutral surfacing improvement scheme for Shropshire Council
Miles Macadam, WSP and Kier are working together with Shropshire Council to deliver a £1m carbon neutral surfacing improvement scheme – a first for any local authority. The company has developed its own bespoke Carbon Calculator to measure the overall carbon footprint of any individual surfacing project. By comparing its own manufactured Grouted Macadams with […]
