Pothole Story Archive

  • April 26, 2013 - Cities Turn Spring 2013 Pothole Repair into a Special Event

  • April 25, 2013 - Edmonton, Alberta Potholes Cost $12 Million Extra in 2013

  • March 14, 2013 - Potholes As Art – in Russia and the U.S.

  • February 15, 2013 - LaHood Takes Parting Shots at Infrastructure Funding

  • November 5, 2012 - Hurricane Sandy’s Effects on Atlantic Seaboard Roads, Pavement Widespread

  • July 2, 2012 - Early Summer Heat Wave Buckling Pavement

  • May 30, 2012 - Urban Alleys: New Roles for Old Paths

  • April 19, 2012 - NYC’s The Daily Pothole a Tally of Repair

  • April 16, 2012 - Pavement Maintenance Lagging, Many Roads Returning to Gravel

  • March 21, 2012 - Would Heavier Trucks Cause More Potholes?

  • March 15, 2012 - Hot, Cold and Recycled: Different Asphalts for Different Conditions

  • March 15, 2012 - Keep on Truckin’? Roads Pay the Price

  • February 15, 2012 - Can Warm Winter Snowplow Savings Fix Potholes?

  • February 9, 2012 - Complex Federal Approaches to Infrastructure Outlined in HuffPost Article

  • February 3, 2012 - OKC Potholes: A Dozen Crews at Work All Year

  • February 1, 2012 - Volunteers Fix Potholes in Escondido

  • January 20, 2012 - Potholes Hurt Business, But San Francisco Votes to Fight Back

  • January 16, 2012 - Hot, Cold and Recycled: Different Asphalts for Different Conditions

  • January 16, 2012 - Pols and U.S. Chamber of Commerce on 2012 Infrastructure Funding

  • January 15, 2012 - Milder Winter, Fewer Potholes?

  • December 15, 2011 - Winter 2011-2012 in the Central U.S. – and the Potholes to Come

  • November 21, 2011 - Corrugated Street: The Problem with Railroad Track Level Crossings

  • November 9, 2011 - October Snowstorm an Early Warning – About Potholes

  • October 6, 2011 - Salem, Ohio Pothole Once Famous, Now Fixed

  • October 6, 2011 - Driving Tips to Avoid Potholes – And Rising Tire Prices

  • October 6, 2011 - NYC Mystery: Not a Pothole, a “Street Defect”

  • September 9, 2011 - Polymer-Modified Asphalt a “Game Changer” in Cold, Hot and Wet Conditions

  • August 19, 2011 - Pothole Warning Graphic a Sign of the Times?

  • August 15, 2011 - Bicycling and Potholes: Hazards and Solutions

  • August 9, 2011 - Los Angeles’ Operation Pothole – A Business Development Strategy

  • August 9, 2011 - Minnesota Test Nukes Potholes

  • August 9, 2011 - Parking Lots Potholes are Valuable – to Attorneys and Plaintiffs

  • July 21, 2011 - Heat Wave 2011 Explodes and Buckles Pavement

  • July 20, 2011 - Europeans Test Neon Asphalt Layer As Pothole Alert

  • July 19, 2011 - Glassphalt: Have Roads Made with Recycled Glass Changed Pavement?

  • June 23, 2011 - Increase the Gas Tax – Or Monitor Vehicle Miles Traveled?

  • June 9, 2011 - Maryland Gov. O’Malley Wants $800 MM for Infrastructure

  • May 24, 2011 - Potholes: How They Happen, How We Try to Fix Them

  • May 19, 2011 - Potholes Were – And Still Are – Shovel Ready

  • April 18, 2011 - Show us your potholes on the Pothole.info Facebook page

  • March 23, 2011 - SeeClickFix: More Potholes Fixed, Money Saved

  • March 22, 2011 - New England Potholes: How They Fix Them With Uncertain Funding

  • March 22, 2011 - Will Iron Ore Byproducts be the Next Pothole Repair Material?

  • March 22, 2011 - How Road Salt Leads to Rough Pavement (Sometimes)

  • March 15, 2011 - A Musical Tribute to the Potholes of Connecticut

  • March 15, 2011 - Massachusetts Pothole Gets a Facebook Page

  • March 7, 2011 - Colin McEnroe Show: Potholes Are Unbearable

  • March 4, 2011 - Pothole.info to appear on WNPR, Hartford, CT

  • February 25, 2011 - Seattle Grapples with Pothole Paloozza 2011

  • February 24, 2011 - Can One Chicago Pothole Miracle Be Repeated?

  • February 21, 2011 - Carmakers to Potholes: Bring It On

  • February 21, 2011 - An End to the Utility-Cut Bump? Micro Trenching Emerges as Kind to Pavement, Motorists

  • January 25, 2011 - Pothole Cratered Highways, Coast to Coast Potholes and Beyond

  • January 12, 2011 - Car Insurance Tracking Devices: Setting Rates According to How You Drive

  • January 5, 2011 - Pothole repairs confound Illinois cities, counties

  • December 16, 2010 - Citizen Pothole Reporting Via Phone Apps Take Off, But Can Street Maintenance Departments Keep Up?

  • December 7, 2010 - First Cold, then Snow, then Potholes – The Cycle of the Seasons Begins Anew for 2011 in Philly, Baltimore and Washington D.C.

  • December 6, 2010 - Winter 2011 May Bring Average Conditions – And Extraordinary Potholes – to the NYC Tri-State Region

  • October 27, 2010 - 2010-2011 WINTER WEATHER PREDICTIONS FOR NEW ENGLAND: Yankee Ingenuity Fixes Little Potholes Now to Prevent Much Bigger Potholes Later (Part 2 of 2)

  • October 27, 2010 - San Francisco Road Repairs May Get Boost Through Proposition AA Votes on November 2

  • October 18, 2010 - 2010-2011 Winter Weather Predictions for New England: Last Year’s Potholes Get Fixed – Or Get Bigger (Part 1 of 2)

  • October 11, 2010 - Landlord Worried About Broken Sidewalks, Finds Permanent Fix With Cold Mix

  • October 11, 2010 - The 2010 Pothole Review

  • September 14, 2010 - Why do they call them potholes?

  • August 26, 2010 - Will it fly?: Pennsylvania’s Rendell Proposes $1 Billion in taxes to fix roads

  • July 14, 2010 - Highway Funding Affects You, Your Clients

  • July 9, 2010 - How Do Potholes Form?

  • June 25, 2010 - Asphalt Repair — Fixing the roads is possible, economically beneficial

  • June 7, 2010 - Young people driving less now – but what about in 5 to 10 years?

  • May 3, 2010 - Seven things you should know about gas taxes in 2010

  • April 24, 2010 - Who is on board with passenger rail in Florida?

  • April 8, 2010 - Eisenhower Interstate Highway System Map

  • March 5, 2010 - Future Transportation Funding: Road Repair vs. Special Roads for Bicyclists

  • March 4, 2010 - Deceased hubcaps found across the Northeast!

  • February 1, 2010 - Pothole Plotters

  • January 15, 2010 - Focus On Preservation

  • January 12, 2010 - Economic Dependence On Good Roads

  • January 11, 2010 - Why Can’t They Make Better Roads?

  • January 5, 2010 - Pavement Preservation: A Proactive Approach to Road Repairs

  • August 24, 2009 - Pavement Condition Index

  • August 24, 2009 - Pay now or Really pay later

  • July 24, 2009 - Laugh so you don’t cry: The Pothole Funnies

  • June 24, 2009 - NCPP – National Center for Pavement Preservation

  • June 8, 2009 - Hate the pothole. Love the filler.

  • May 27, 2009 - An Introduction: The Life of a Pothole

  • May 24, 2009 - Geico Emergency Road Care Commercial

  • May 24, 2009 - Virginia Potholes

  • May 24, 2009 - History proves that money and might require roads – and potholes can ruin everything

  • May 21, 2009 - Damages From Potholes

  • May 15, 2009 - More potholes, less money – but smarter fixes for crumbling roads

  • May 14, 2009 - Chicago Potholes 2009: An aftermath of damage, money and fried chicken

  • January 24, 2009 - Save The Road, Save Some Money

  • January 23, 2009 - Route 66 – A Path for the 21st Century