Pothole Articles

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Freeze-thaw cycles are best known for how they undermine pavement integrity. But when things get really cold, asphalt cracks up in…

Winter & WeatherFebruary 2, 2024

The wild popularity of e-bikes means people are getting out of cars and onto two-wheels. It's an environmental plus, but safety…

Drivers & DamageJune 6, 2023

It's tempting to get out the hog and go for a long ride when the warm weather finally arrives. But potholes might not yet be…

Drivers & DamageMarch 30, 2023

Spring is pothole season so you are seeing them everywhere. So why are there more potholes on residential and commercial streets…

Policy & FundingFebruary 23, 2023

Unusual weather conditions bring a raft of road crevasses from San Diego to Minneapolis and just about everywhere else – along…

Winter & WeatherJanuary 25, 2023

Extreme weather creates future potholes. Compounding this is how roads in the South might suffer more because the asphalt…

Winter & WeatherJanuary 3, 2023

The top ten states, starting with the worst potholed roads, are: Michigan, Indiana, Rhode Island, Washington state, Vermont,…

Winter & WeatherDecember 2, 2022

It's pothole repair season across the country. Reports indicate this year's pothole season is among the worst in recent memory,…

Winter & WeatherMay 4, 2022

A heavy body, long travel suspension, and wide sidewall tires hold up best to bumps and dips in the road. Where it comes to…

Drivers & DamageMarch 31, 2022

It's that time of year, that month that is the dividing line between winter and spring, when hope springs eternal but car shocks…

Winter & WeatherFebruary 23, 2022

It's that time of the year: If the black ice doesn't get you, the potholes might. And so might the ice bumps. Ice bumps? Well, yes…

Winter & WeatherJanuary 20, 2022

Asphalt is cheaper to install, and easier to repair, than cement concrete. But both require regular maintenance to ward off…

Repair & MaterialsNovember 10, 2021