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Climate change and our highways
Posted on 26/05/09
Highways, Transportation & Waste Management
The Highways Department of Leicestershire County Council has been taking proactive steps to deal with the effects of climate change on the roads and pavements across the county.
Despite the snow last winter, results of a recent study has shown that over the next 20 years the trends are for drier and hotter summers, milder and wetter winters, more extreme rainfall and drought.
Heat wave conditions can have a damaging effect on the road and footway surfaces. Drains can overflow following excessive rainfall and grassed areas are growing more quickly and over a longer season.
The County Council has already committed to managing the effects of climate change in the region.
In 2006, an additional 300,000 was spent on repairing heat-damaged carriageway surfaces and in 2007 an extra 500,000 was invested over two years to look at ways to alleviate the risk of flooding particularly across the Soar Valley region.
A recent study on how climate change could affect our roads has also taken place across counties in the East Midlands. The study set out positive steps to managing the effects of climate change on the highway network and in April it received a Highly Commended accolade in the Institution of Civil Engineers East Midlands Merit Awards.
Matthew Lugg, Director of Highways, Transportation and Waste Management, said: The County Council is taking the issue of the effect of climate change on our highway network very seriously.
We are working with our road surfacing supplier to investigate new materials and we are looking at innovative solutions to flooding problems. Additionally, we have introduced a more flexible grass cutting service this year, with more frequent cuts and a greater opportunity to respond to periods of rapid growth, which has already shown a great improvement.
The County Council is taking proactive steps towards managing the effect that climate change may have on our highways networks in future years.
For more information, visit www.leics.gov.uk/roadsandtransport
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