Case Study

A64

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Location

Junction 44 (North Yorkshire)

Impact

Project Partners

National Highways

Tarmac

News Coverage

Tarmac

New Civil Engineering

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SUMMARY

A cutting-edge trial on the A64 has delivered the UK’s lowest carbon resurfacing scheme on the strategic road network without using carbon offsetting. Tarmac, a CRH Company, and National Highways, together with supply chain partners, successfully reduced carbon emissions on the project by 75 per cent compared to a traditional maintenance project of a similar scale, with over 260 tonnes of carbon savings delivered.

The trial was delivered on a 1.5 mile section of the A64 eastbound carriageway at junction 44 near Bramham in North Yorkshire. Over a seven-day period the team, including HW Martin, Premier Roadmarkings, Kier and Mway Comms, combined an extensive range of innovative low carbon materials, use of innovative paving technology and plant equipment to deliver the significant carbon savings.

As part of the trial a 150m section was laid which utilised Low Carbon Materials' carbon negative aggregate (ACLA®) alongside the other carbon reducing technologies, facilitating the landmark achievement of the UK’s first Net Zero pavement, within this section.