Fifteen Thousand LED streetlights and a Carbon Negative road surface are helping the East Riding make it's roads greener.
East Riding Council is making significant strides in reducing the environmental impact of its road network by embracing new technologies and innovative practices, according to Council Leader, Councillor Anne Handley.
The council says its street lighting team has made great progress towards net zero carbon emissions through a £2 million LED upgrade program. By installing 15,000 LED lights over two years, the service has achieved annual energy cost savings of £420,000. Councillor Handley says that this initiative demonstrates it's commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and embracing more sustainable practices.
Councillor Anne Handley has also highlighted the council's role as being "at the forefront of highways innovation". The council has become one of the first authorities in the country to lay a carbon-negative road surface. This has been achieved by investing in recycling materials, reducing demand for raw materials, waste and transportation costs. According to Councillor Anne Handley, a single recycling scheme has saved almost 240 tons of carbon.
Edinburgh Street in Goole is the first road in Yorkshire to use the new carbon-negative material known as ACLA.
The ACLA product has been used in the binder course of the resurfacing, capturing and storing CO2 within the product and preventing its release into the atmosphere.
It comes after anoth road in the town was resurfaced using using a product developed by Tarmac that incorporates granulated rubber from recycled tyres, and has only been used in a handful of locations across the UK.
Councillor Anne Handley says the council's commitment to improving the condition of its road network is also evident adding that "Our investment in the highways network has ensured that our A-road network is among the best in the country in terms of condition,". She added that "we continue to invest what we have in other roads that support our wide and desperate population". While acknowledging that "the job is never finished," Councillor Handley stressed that there will always be more to do.
The council says it is also utilising technology to improve the effectiveness of its services. A bespoke online system has been developed for residents to report highway defects, enabling them to actively participate in addressing road issues.
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