Bergkamp’s introduces InPave System on Flameless Pothole Patcher

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Aug 27, 2012

At the American Public Works Association (APWA) 2012 Show in Anaheim, Calif., Bergkamp Inc. rolled out its InPaveSystem as an option on its Flameless Pothole Patcher to help government agencies and contractors better monitor and manage pothole patching performance. (For ...

Applications and Innovations

Better Roads Staff - Feb 27, 2012

Avoid Common Cold Mix Patching Failures To do something the right way, it helps to know how to do it the wrong way. Pothole patching is not an exception to the rule. By Tina Grady Barbaccia Identifying the various types of distresses and ...

Python Offers Unique Solution to Pothole Problem

Better Roads Staff - Apr 06, 2011

This year at CONEXPO-CON/AGG,Python Manufacturing introduced a revolutionary solution to the never ending job of repairing the potholes on our roads. The Python 5000 is a one-person operated pothole patcher that can permanently repair the average pothole in about two minutes. ...

Safety is in the numbers for pothole patching crews

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 30, 2010

If a main street, highway or expressway is in need of a pothole patching job, a crew of between six and 10 workers may be required to safely get the job done, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) ...

How do you fill your potholes? Let us count the unconventional ways

Tina Grady Barbaccia - Mar 30, 2010

It's pothole patching season. But some people in North America aren't waiting for the road crews to take care of these road cavities, as I like to refer to them, so they are being filled in unconventional ways. A March 29, ...