Patching potholes should be considered ... These special cold mix products use small, high quality aggregate and proprietary asphalt binders to produce a very sticky mass that will adhere ...

But what if asphalt roads could repair themselves ... As vehicles pass over a small crack in the road, that gap in the ...

Before this type of equipment was available contractors had a very small window of time available ... This type of equipment is solely for asphalt repair, Cooper says, not for crack filling.

Wear an N95 respirator and safety glasses and cut out the old asphalt. Pour in a small amount of cold patch material and level it with a square-blade shovel. Tamp down a test section and measure ...

Now that asphalt plants are open around the Mountain State, West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) road crews are embarking on an aggressive campaign to mill and fill potholes.

For now, city crews are using a pavement recycler — the Bagela — to cook small batches of asphalt. The material is then transported ... Two crews, made up of five or six Highway Department workers ...