A major milestone has been reached on Highways England's A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme.

Contractor Aggregate Industries has laid its millionth tonne of material for the project.

When complete, the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme will feature 21 miles of new, multi-lane carriageway, laid utilising local primary and secondary aggregate supply sources.

Working alongside the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, the firm has utilised a number of types of asphalt on the project including its 10mm SuperThin asphalt which reduces the noise level by 7.8db(A) when compared with traditional hot rolled asphalt (HRA).

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Paddy Murphy, Managing Director of Contracting at Aggregate Industries, said: "It is a great achievement to have laid our millionth tonne of material on Highways England's A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement scheme, currently the UK's largest and most prestigious major infrastructure project. 

"Reaching this milestone was made possible by working safely and in complete collaboration with the A14 Integrated Delivery Team, and the completed carriageway upgrades will be of great benefit to the local area."

Chris Hudson, Managing Director of Asphalt at Aggregate Industries, added: "From the outset, our investment in the new asphalt plant emphasised our commitment to delivering this project, and these milestones put our achievements into perspective. We're looking forward to the new, improved A14 being fully up and running."

(CM/JG)