Bucks Council has started work to tackle some of the most damaged rural roads in the county.
In the first phase of this work, specialist machinery is being used to pulverise the old surface material and reuse it alongside new materials. The technique is thought to reduces the council’s carbon footprint and save money.
The programme of work started earlier this month. In three phases, it will tackle some of the ‘failing roads’ where the filling and refilling of potholes is not enough to maintain the road surface.
These are generally more rural roads, originally simple tracks, that were never designed to carry the amount of traffic they now do. As traffic levels have increased over the years, the road surfaces have deteriorated and foundations subsided to such an extent that normal plane and patch repair work is not enough.
The works form part of the council’s £100m, four-year, Investing in your Roads programme.
In the first phase of works, four roads are being targeted:
- Chapel Lane/Akeley Road, Akeley
- Heet Road, Marsh Gibbon
- Marsh Gibbon Road, Edgcott
- Shipton Lee Road, Edgcott
Steven Broadbent, Cabinet Member for Transport explained: “The use of this recycling approach in this latest programme is a great example of where we are thinking differently to make the improvements we need while achieving value for money and environmental benefits too. Although it is not designed for larger roads, it is an approach that is ideal for some of the smaller roads where repairs are needed. It is just one element of our wider and longer term investment in Buckinghamshire's roads, during which we will make use of the best techniques with available resources, to improve as many of our roads as possible for residents and road users.”
Video released by the Council about the work they're doing https://fb.watch/excpPyyyOP/
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