Road to be resurfaced using existing materials

A road near Beverley is to be resurfaced using material recycled from the existing carriageway as part of a carbon-saving scheme that is "kinder to the environment".

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is spending £800,000 to upgrade Wold Road between Walkington Heads and the B1230 Hunsley Road.

The authority said the existing road surface will be recycled to make a foundation layer, over which a new road surface will be laid.

The council said the work will start on Monday and is due to take between eight and 10 weeks, during which time the road will be closed to traffic.

Paul West, the council's cabinet member for environment and transport, said: "We will be using a recycling technique which reduces our carbon footprint and is kinder to the environment, compared with traditional methods."

The authority said the project will save 146 tonnes of carbon during the construction phase, compared to traditional resurfacing methods.

The 0.86 mile (1.4km) stretch of road will also be widened and the edges will be strengthened.

A diversion will be in place during the work via the B1230 Hunsley Road, West End, East End, Mill Lane and Walkington Heads.

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