As we tackle climate change, we need to be as innovative as possible in doing so. There are opportunities all around us, which I'm very keen to pursue, which is why I am delighted to tell you about innovative work of Hampshire County Council Highways being recognised last week.
Did you know that some of the material used for road repairs in Hampshire has been recycled from other roadworks, as part of an award-winning Carbon Strategy?
It's among the steps being taken by Hampshire Highways to reduce the carbon footprint of road maintenance operations and to make the 5,500 mile network more resilient to climate change. Their trailblazing work with partners has just earned two top industry awards.
The work to become carbon neutral won the Environmental Sustainability Award and the Judges' Special Merit Award in the national Highways Awards last week.
One of the ways Hampshire Highways is working to be carbon neutral is through this purpose-built recycling facility in Micheldever, where material dug up in road repairs is brought back to be processed and used elsewhere on the road network.
They are also continually trialling and adopting new, sustainable products and methods for highways maintenance.
These are an amazing achievement' and especially given the strong UK-wide competition.
It is great to see that with the Environmental Sustainability award, the County Council’s trailblazing collaborative work with our partners has come under the national spotlight. It is particularly notable that the quality of work and good reputation of the Hampshire Highways partnership has been publicly recognised by their professional peers with the Highways Industry Special Merit Award.
My congratulations to all involved and thanks for their fantastic hard work and dedication.
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