Cycle Paths for Green Infrastructure

Cycle paths are components of infrastructure that are designed to facilitate the safe passage of cyclists. Within an urban environment, new cycle paths are typically designed to segregate cyclists from other road traffic, with the aim of increasing safety and encouraging the wider use of this mode of travel. And, if constructed using the same principles as a permeable pavement, they can also provide significant surface water management benefits with the use of a below-ground geocellular system, substituting typical sub-base material.

Installation of a Permavoid sub-base replacement system within the pavement construction can be used to facilitate the protection of root zones, for example. And a cycle path incorporating a Permavoid sub-base replacement installation, effectively treats 100% of the surface water that flows through the system and has been shown to outperform Class 1 and Class 2 seperators (as defined within PPG3).