Ambient (air) temperatures, base (aggregate and existing asphalt) temperatures and hot mixed asphalt temperatures are critical to obtaining compaction and longevity of the newly paved surfaces and ...

Question: Why can’t you asphalt pave at night or during the winter months? Fall weather, with the cooler temperatures it brings, poses a challenge for hot mix asphalt paving on the Grand Avenue bridge ...

The hot mix asphalt (HMA) industry in the United States is undergoing major, positive, and long lasting changes. There are new mix designs, new installation methods, new density and compaction ...

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A.J. Yelland has worked for the Wilkes-Barre Department of Public Works for seven years and has recently taken on a new full-time role. "The pothole guy," Yelland said. "Pretty ...

Asphalt baking in the summer sunshine is no fun for tender feet, but a new study suggests it's not doing your lungs any favors either. As it heats up, asphalt releases chemical compounds that ...

I have filled your pain. Literally. After dodging potholes for a month and watching untold installments of the “pothole patrol” on the local news, I recently decided it was high time to quit ...

A 15-year-old boy working in a crew paving a parking lot was killed Friday when he was buried by a mound of searing-hot asphalt, fire officials said. The boy apparently was too young to be working on ...