Fixing Lincolnshire’s roads: Record year for Minster Surfacing

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Minster Surfacing is expecting to use 70,000 tonnes of asphalt on the county’s roads by the end of the year which equates to at least 210,000 square metres of coverage.

The Lincoln company, which works alongside Lincolnshire County Council and Kier to resurface and repair roads across Lincolnshire,  is also using tens of thousands of tonnes of Foambase, a sustainable alternative to asphalt which it makes by recycling material the team remove from roads.

As well as the secondary aggregate used in asphalt on the roads from Tarmac, around 50% of the material Minster Surfacing removes from highways goes on to be recycled.

Managing Director of Minster Surfacing, Bruce Spencer-Knott said: “We’re wasting less, recycling more and we’re working faster so we can repair more roads each year while cutting our carbon footprint and causing less disruption for motorists and residents.

“In The Budget, the Chancellor has committed to giving an extra £420m to help councils repair roads and fix potholes so I’m confident to keeping this momentum going.”

Richard Davies, executive member for highways said:”Road repair is always a challenge, but, with investment from central government, we’ve been working hard.

“With the the help of Minster Surfacing, Kier and others in the supply chain, we’re making great progress in improving the roads for everyone.”