The council is planning to reconstruct several roads in East Sussex that are badly in need of repair by recycling the road material. These ‘green' schemes use techniques specifically designed to reduce the carbon footprint, waste production and cost of resurfacing work. This technique also significantly reduces the length of time the road is closed.
These schemes resurface the road by using a technique of ‘carriageway recycling' which means that no waste material is removed from site and minimal amounts of new material will be introduced to provide the new surface.
This process uses a large recycling vehicle that moves slowly along the road. It churns up the road, adds new binding material, then re-lays and compacts it to create new foundations. A new road surface is then added.
Councillor Carl Maynard said: "I've been really impressed by the big machines rumbling down the road and the great work our highway staff are doing to improve Barcombe Mills Road for local people and motorists. Resurfacing our roads using this road recycling method helps us to cut our carbon dioxide emissions and combat global warming whilst providing better and safer roads for the residents of East Sussex.
"Over the last two years, we have invested £23 million in a programme of resurfacing works to repair some of the worst affected roads. We have resurfaced 210 sections of roads across the county, covering some 150km – the equivalent of surfacing a road from London to Bristol. We are now continuing these works into a third year with another £12.5 million investment in the programme."
Councillor Maynard added: "We appreciate that closing roads during resurfacing and reconstruction work is disruptive, and we work hard to minimise this disruption, but hopefully the people who use Barcombe Mills Road will see a huge improvement in the quality of the road surface that will last for many years to come."
The County Council would like to thank motorists, residents and businesses for their patience during these works.
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