An international team of researchers is working on an innovative asphalt capable of filling cracks before they turn into potholes. This breakthrough, optimized by artificial intelligence, could be a ...

The city’s transportation commissioner headed to Brooklyn for some work in the streets to mark an Adams administration ...

If you drive or bike, you're probably all too aware of how a nasty pothole (or several) can gnarl an otherwise smooth commute. But what if asphalt roads could repair themselves, preventing the ...

The exact mechanisms of crack formation in asphalt are not fully understood, but they often originate from the hardening of ...

In laboratory experiments, this advanced asphalt material was shown to completely heal a “microcrack” on its surface in less ...

Potholes are something that all of us here in Mid-Michigan are all too familiar with and are just as much of a pain as seasonal allergies. But how do potholes form and how can you protect yourself and ...

But now scientists have found that adding cooking oil to asphalt can prevent them from forming in the first place. The oil fills in any small cracks and prevents the potholes from appearing in the ...

"As water freezes it expands and as a result of that, it takes up more surface area and that causes the pavement to stretch and then form into a pothole ... until the hot asphalt plants open ...

Self-healing asphalt roads, made from biomass waste and designed with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), could offer a ...

to make our roads and pavements safer.” They added: “This is a long-term investment that puts our residents first. We’re delivering this by using new technology like the pothole pro and ...

Adding another element to the mix, freezing temperatures, when the soil underneath the asphalt is ... eventually become a pothole. Driving over that spot will create the pavement to weaken and ...