Roads could be covered with 'tunnels' to absorb pollution

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Highways Agency studies Dutch scheme using 'cantilevered canopies' covered with pollution-absorbing material in effort to improve air quality

Major roads could be turned into tunnels covered with pollution-absorbing material in an effort to cut emission fumes and improve air quality. Highways Agency officials are studying a Dutch scheme in...

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