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A single untreated pothole on Route 99 in Lincoln, Rhode Island damaged around a dozen vehicles in one stretch. The cost of a slow…

Drivers & DamageSeptember 17, 2026

A median pothole near milepost 132 closed the left lane of I-80 in both directions for days. When a defect turns into an…

Repair & MaterialsSeptember 16, 2026

Oxfordshire County Council divided a 700-metre stretch of one Banbury road into sections and trialled 15 repair methods on it. The…

Repair & MaterialsSeptember 16, 2026

An auditor-general report found almost half of Victoria’s state-managed roads in poor condition. Surface integrity is a safety…

Policy & FundingSeptember 15, 2026

Alberta volunteers filled 200 potholes themselves. Montreal logged nearly five times the complaints of a year earlier. Same…

Winter & WeatherSeptember 15, 2026

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