Christopher asks, is there a reason the main roads in this town, like Mahan, develop potholes on a rather ... where the mainline asphalt road meets concrete overpasses and bridges with the asphalt ...

First think of a pothole like an iceberg; yes, we can see the hole in the cement or pavement ... Damage to the roads as simple as a crack or a small imperfection in the asphalt happens gradually ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Utah Department of Transportation says it has started using a new mixture of asphalt that will help cut down on potholes ... roads. “This mix sets up faster than ...

Usually in the warmer months, the road commission uses hot asphalt, but right now the plants that make that are closed. As the weather gets warmer, crews need to patch the potholes up, before they ...

Potholes started to rear their heads ... Water, salt, and ice are enemies of concrete and asphalt. Water seeps below the road surface. When water freezes, the expansion and contraction that ...

The DOT says potholes are caused by moisture getting into or underneath the pavement. “During freeze and thaw periods, moisture causes the asphalt or concrete roadways to shift, buckle ...