Ashburton will be among the councils keeping a close eye on a rubber road trial in neighbouring Selwyn District.
Selwyn's council is planning a rubber road surface trial at Glentunnel in January.
It's understood Selwyn District Council’s roading contractor HEB will undertake the trial, using recycled rubber granules from Treadlite NZ.
HEB is the roading contractor in Ashburton but its $30 million, five-year contract ends on November 30, with Fulton Hogan awarded a five-year, $40.7 million operations and maintenance contract from December 1.
Infrastructure general manager Neil McCann said there had been no discussion with HEB on any similar trial in the Ashburton District.
"We will be watching with interest to see how it goes," McCann said.
He said it presents a solution for recycling tyres and the success of the trial, and if it will roll out elsewhere, will come down to the cost and durability of the surface.
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