Cemex Urbanisation Solutions has helped to deliver the successful completion of an innovative carbon reduction regeneration project at the historic Everton Park, Liverpool, to provide a brand new community cycling facility.

Funded by both Liverpool City Council and British Cycling, an underused part of Everton Park has been transformed into Liverpool’s first purpose-built children’s learn-to-ride facility. The £380,000 “Mini-Roads” scheme was delivered by highways contractor, Dowhigh Ltd, working in close partnership with Cemex and Shell Construction and Road to realise the partnership’s first successful large-scale application trial of Shell’s Bitumen CarbonSink, a new bio-component binder which locks carbon into asphalt.

Shell Bitumen CarbonSink reduces carbon footprint by up to 250kg carbon dioxide equivalent per tonne of bitumen. The solution involves the addition of biogenic components engineered to ensure bitumen compatibility that won’t compromise the performance characteristics of asphalt. The end result is an asphalt pavement that can be recycled whilst also retaining captured bio-carbon in the long term.

Scott Jones, Director Asphalt & Paving Solutions EMEA, comments: “Everton Park’s new cycle track surface features a ground-breaking technical carbon sink, creating a hard-wearing asphalt road surface for thousands of future road users to enjoy for many years to come. With no compromise on quality or longevity, the new asphalt road is recyclable, and most of this carbon will not re-enter the atmosphere, even at the end of its life. Cemex is particularly keen to proactively support projects promoting sustainable urban mobility and is committed to reducing environmental impact by lowering the carbon footprint and increasing circularity – Everton Park has provided the perfect opportunity to showcase our expertise in this field.”

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