A NEW council video reveals an “innovative” concrete removal technique as work to the M5 Junction 26 gets underway.

The video features a ‘rubblizer’, operated by Somerset Council contractors Heidelberg, which is seen breaking up the existing concrete on the Chelston Link road.

National Highways closed off Junction 26 on Sunday (June 15) night for the start of a resurfacing project which Somerset Council said would be completed by mid-September

The council opted to utilise an “innovative rubblization technique” to undertake the road repairs as, they say, it is “better for the environment” and will allow the works to be completed “more quickly”.

The 7,300 tonnes of concrete will be recycled for use as sub-base for the new road instead of being removed, which the company said would save about 1,130 lorry movements and 200 tonnes of carbon emissions compared to traditional road construction methods.

However, the same technique could not be used on the Junction 26 roundabout because the machinery could not be operated under its overhead bridges.

The roundabout will need to be excavated to a depth of more than three feet before a new road sub-base and surface can be built up.