The exact mechanisms of crack formation in asphalt are not fully understood, but they often originate from the hardening of bitumen due to oxidation. To tackle ...

If you drive or bike, you're probably all too aware of how a nasty pothole (or several) can gnarl an otherwise smooth commute. But what if asphalt roads could repair themselves, preventing the ...

Morgantown-based Greer Asphalt plans to open Tuesday to allow the state Division of Highways to begin repairing the roads ...

Bio-based microcapsules have been added to asphalt to make roads that self-heal when cracks occur, an advance that could address the UK’s £143m pothole problem. Dr Jose Norambuena-Contreras with a ...

But now scientists have found that adding cooking oil to asphalt can prevent them from forming in the first place. The oil fills in any small cracks and prevents the potholes from appearing in the ...

Haulage operators can look forward to better road conditions with the development of a new self-repairing asphalt, which ...

You may have noticed some new obstacles on your morning commute after all the snow and ice, so here's how to report those pesky potholes to the city.

With fluctuating temperatures this winter, potholes are rapidly appearing on Iowa roads, prompting the Iowa Department of ...

Iowa Department of Transportation crews are working to patch potholes as more of them continue to pop up due to fluctuating ...

Once that's cleared, step two is the use of a cold asphalt mixture ... but we try to patch and repair everything we can," Parker said. To report a pothole in the Little Rock area, you can dial ...

PennDOT District 12 spends over $1.8 million annually to repair potholes in Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland counties, using an average of 1,900 tons of asphalt each year.