Filling potholes after they've formed is like bailing water out of a sinking boat, so to plug the leak, researchers in the UK are developing asphalt that can heal itself. The project is inspired ...

An international team of researchers is working on an innovative asphalt capable of filling cracks before they turn into ...

Water (carrying rock salt and ... As for repairing potholes, the city manufactures about half of the asphalt it needs to fill them and repave roads; it buys the rest from nearby suppliers.

(WSBT) — It’s pothole season and the City of South Bend is out in full force filling in those potholes ... over 37,000 potholes in the city. Until asphalt plants open, street crews are ...

For drivers everywhere, potholes are more ... evidence the material can fill its cracks, performance in real-life scenarios ...

An average pothole can take 50 pounds of rock and oil or asphalt to fill, with bigger potholes running ... Potholes are most likely to form when water seeps into cracks along the roads in the ...

Like, ya give them some water and watch them grow ... For now, it’ll be the cold asphalt mix to fill pesky potholes.

MOLINE, Ill. — Potholes are popping up across the Quad Cities, turning daily commutes into an obstacle course. With a break in the weather, Moline crews are racing to patch them up. Graeme ...

But the inclement weather leaves behind the lingering issue of potholes ... As water freezes, it expands, like ice cubes. That expansion slowly breaks down the integrity of the asphalt above ...

Water gets down between the seams in the bricks and heaves everything.” City crews shoveled asphalt into a series of potholes at Transit Road and Main Street Monday morning, while traffic ...