Rubble weighing more than the Brooklyn Bridge is being shifted off Kennedy Quay for use in a rail line upgrade in what’s described as one of the most significant construction recycling projects ever undertaken in Cork city.
Some 16,000 tonnes of crushed concrete, the remnants of the R&H silos, will be used to upgrade the Midleton to Cork rail line, a decision estimated to save the equivalent in CO2 emissions of what 85 long-haul flights could be expected to generate (c18,000 kg/CO2), or the electricity consumption of about 250 households a year.
