‘Spongy roads’ to be Slough’s new claim to fame
Move over David Brent, settle down John Betjeman, the town is going to be an environmental pioneer. …
Pioneered in China – Wuhan, now best known for an entirely different reason, is considered its leading sponge city – the project in Slough sees participating areas turn a proportion of their urban land into sponge features to absorb rain and flood water.