Tag: pothole repairs

Roadbuilding

Hot weather causing Utah roads to buckle and crumble

Extremely hot weather is wreaking havoc on Utah roads, causing the roadways to buckle and crumble and keeping the state Department of Transportation (UDOT) busy making repairs, kutv.com reports. “Utah is the perfect place for these kind of buckling issues to happen, because we have the extreme temperatures,” UDOT’s John Gleason told the news agency. […]

July 5, 2017

Roadbuilding

Missouri DOT launches enhanced pothole patrol program

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has launched an enhanced pothole repair reporting program aimed at enhancing the speed at which potholes are repaired. The agency reports it will “aggressively respond” in patching potholes. “We want to get asphalt in the hole as quickly as possible. If you report it in the morning, our goal […]

March 8, 2017

Roadbuilding

PB Loader redesigns B10 Pothole Patcher with larger container

PB Loader has redesigned its B10 Pothole Patcher with a 10-cubic-yard-capacity heated container to allow for longer operation time. “Many of our customers need a heavy-duty pothole patcher built to offer non-stop operation,” says PB President Jason Thompson. “Municipalities of all sizes have a lot of potholes to fix and a lot of ground to […]

July 15, 2016

Roadbuilding

Spring is here, but effects of winter weather linger

Today marks the first day of spring, but that doesn’t mean transportation agencies are done battling winter’s harsh effects on the roads. The past few months brought freeze-thaw cycles that scarred roads with potholes and winter storms that called for more salt, sand, fuel and other snow removal resources than many agencies had prepared to […]

March 20, 2014

Roadbuilding

Chicago DOT works around the clock to repair potholes

Chicago drivers may soon experience a more pleasant commute, thanks to a new approach the city is taking toward potholes. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Friday that the Chicago Department of Transportation will work on filling potholes seven days a week, including football playoff Sundays, ChicagoBusiness.com reports. Emanuel noted that 22 crews were already working on […]

January 13, 2014

Roadbuilding

Upgraded Infrared Asphalt Repair Technology Makes Short Work of Winter Potholes

Winter rain, ice, and extreme weather are notorious for multiplying potholes and asphalt damage in public and private roads and parking lots. Snarled traffic, vehicle damage, injury, and even litigation can result if the asphalt damage is not repaired in a timely manner.  But many contractors using traditional “remove and replace” asphalt repair essentially cannot […]

October 6, 2011

Roadbuilding

The feast and famine of road repairs

It’s either feast or famine. After several years of minimal maintenance and street resurfacing in the Chicago area because of state funding shortfalls, dozens of projects were carried out last year because of stimulus funding. And about 45 miles of road projects are slated for resurfacing this year, according to the Chicago Department of Transportation […]

March 30, 2010