Potholes are unavoidable in spring. The freeze-thaw temperatures and melting snow and rain cause cracks to form that can turn a once smooth road surface into a minefield of depressions and holes.

The point is to create a smooth road surface that offers an acceptable driving experience. Without that solution, the only way to speed up the roadwork is to spend more money, Gasmo said.

Smooth asphalt, when compared to concrete, is the equivalent of climbing a 1.25 per cent grade. Rough but good asphalt, however, creates the equivalent of driving up a 1.75 per cent grade.

The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise the public that surface treatment road work is scheduled to be conducted on various rural and urban roads beginning August 14, 2025. Partial lane ...

Anderson says these crumbling sidewalks are unsafe for seniors and people with mobility issues. “Why would I want to use the sidewalk when it is actually safer to walk along a smooth road surface?” ...

The Town of Greater Napanee has issued a notice detailing some roads in the municipality that will undergo surface treatment ...

A road in Staffordshire was closed over the weekend when the surface melted in the heat, the county council has said. Staffordshire County Council reopened the stretch of road in Cannock on Monday ...

Work will begin on or about August 5 and is expected to be completed by the end of August (weather permitting).

But under the new technique, being deployed by Blackburn with Darwen Council, the bitumen is relaid, along with new bitumen to create a new, smooth road surface with things like bits of tyres to ...