Indian link uses material from china to provide perfect local solution

04 April 2007

Some 800,000t of waste material from the china clay industry is being turned into infill and asphalt to construct the new A30 dual carriageway from Bodmin to Indian Queens, and has been hailed as ‘pioneering work’ by roads minister, Stephen Ladyman.
Instead of the conventional approach of bringing large amounts of material long distances from quarries by road, a mobile asphalt plant has been built near the works site to process the waste, coming from St Austell. It will enable 90% of the construction material to be used for the new road, as well as junctions and side roads. The project would mean that more land was saved by not having to quarry more stone, and there would be less traffic disruption and carbon emissions. ‘It is an excellent example of finding a local solution which benefits local people, the local economy, the landscape and the environment,’ Ladyman said.
The new road, which is expected to be open to traffic by summer, skirts the edge of national nature reserve Goss Moor, while a large part of the old route will become an access for pedestrians.

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