More Articles for potholes
“Why are our roads so crappy?” Oh. Right.
Here in the Rust Belt, the season of snow and ice is giving way to the season of rain and potholes which is just a brief transition to the season of road repairs and endless traffic backups.
My personal belief is ... Read More...
What Pittsburgh’s potholes can tell us.
Are potholes prime indicators of street health in a city? Or just one of a number of indicators? And does how they are managed and repaired tell you a lot about the agency responsible?
I’d say “maybe” and “yes.”
A detailed study ... Read More...
Frank Sinatra, pothole crooner
Potholes. Sinatra. C'mon, you gotta watch this video.
The Worcestershire (pronounce it like the sauce) County Council in England is promoting its work fixing potholes. And who better to inspire them than the Chairman of the Board, Ol' Blue Eyes himself, ... Read More...
‘Clean Up NJ’ initiative gets boost from DOC inmates
Efforts to reduce litter along New Jersey highways will get a boost in the coming weeks from the New Jersey Department of Corrections (NJDOC), New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner James Simpson announced on April 16.
Under an agreement that ... Read More...
RoadWorks
Drip. Drip.. Drip.
Transportation is not the only infrastructure in desperate need of funds.
A new report says that the cost of repairing and expanding our buried drinking water infrastructure over the next 25 years will be more than a trillion dollars. ... Read More...
Lattatudes
Back at Rick's
By John Latta, Editor-in-Chief
You could gamble at Rick’s. So here’s a bet.
I’ll wager that in the years ahead when our decaying infrastructure chickens come home to roost some of the most vocal outcries will come from the very ... Read More...
RoadScience
The Preservation Curve
High-tech materials, mobile equipment can keep potholed, cracked pavements in use longer.
By Tom Kuennen, Contributing Editor
Potholed, cracked or delaminated pavements are so common that they can be easily overlooked. That’s until driver complaints spur reaction, or until it ... Read More...
Safety is in the numbers for pothole patching crews
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) ... Read More...
How do you fill your potholes? Let us count the unconventional ways
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, ... Read More...
NJDOT launches statewide pothole repair campaign
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Acting Commissioner Jim Simpson joined the agency's road crews on Route 46 in Teterboro today to kick off the springtime pothole repair season.
The commissioner is closely monitoring the condition of New Jersey roadways and joined ... Read More...
BidList Preserving Pavement
Infrared heaters from Ray-Tech Corp. can be used to repair potholes, create decorative asphalt imprinting, repair utility cuts in roads, fix birdbath depressions, repair trenches, keyholes, runways, bridge decks, road drainage and many other types of work. Infrared rays have ... Read More...
Ray-Tech Corp.’s Infrared Heaters
Ray-Tech Corp.'s Infrared Heaters
Infrared heaters from Ray-Tech Corp. can be used to repair potholes, create decorative asphalt imprinting, repair utility cuts in roads, fix birdbath depressions, repair trenches, keyholes, runways, bridge decks, road drainage and many other types of ... Read More...
