The Structures Moonshot project in England is focusing on bridge maintenance, in particular steel tendons in post-tensioned structures and reinforcement within concrete half-joints.
A statement from National Highways in the UK said the emphasis is on boosting the economy “in an environmentally sustainable way” up to 2030 and beyond.
Hanson UK is using Nynas’s biogenic binder Nypol RE in one asphalt mixture and Shell’s new bio-component binder Cariphalte CarbonSink in the second mix.
The three consultancies will help England’s National Highways agency develop a business plan for its third five-year Road Investment Strategy plan, RIS3.
VolkerFitzpatrick will also construct three bridges, rearrange the main junction 9 roundabout and reuse the existing sub-base from the project near London.
