Environmental solutions for tomorrow's roads

摘要

An opinion poll in the UK at the end of June showed that more people think their government should first try to tackle environmental issues before trying to tackle global economic problems. Two-thirds of people were even in favour of green taxes, either now or when economic conditions improve. The environment remains high on the agenda in most countries, including in those where public or political acknowledgement of these issues is relatively recent. When thinking of roads and their effect on the environment, people naturally focus their attention on the users. They tend to ignore the providers, those stakeholders active in the road infrastructure sector who have the ability to make the real difference between roads that are mere strips of hot-laid tarmac and roads that are intelligent, safe and environmentally friendly, for today and tomorrow.