Sustainable road design championed by WJ and BEAR Scotland

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A collaborative approach between road marking experts, WJ Scotland, and BEAR Scotland has brought significant carbon savings of 1,778 tonnes across Scotland’s North East Trunk Road Network. The partnership has seen BEAR Scotland use WJ’s award-winning high-performance road marking, Weatherline Plus, to enhance road safety across the north east of Scotland and align to Transport Scotland’s sustainability agenda. Providing enhanced retroreflectivity – and therefore increased visibility for road users, especially in wet conditions due to the raised dotted profile – the marking offers superior skid resistance and great durability, with an expected five-year functional life. Weatherline Plus is manufactured using biogenic resin, rather than the commonly used hydrocarbon resin, helping to create significantly and verifiable carbon savings. This particularly aligns with Scotland’s world-leading climate change action plan, which has seen the country set a target to achieve net zero by 2045.