The Romans might have built the first roads for overland movement of army troops, slaves and officials, but the future might come from the Netherlands. The good ol' asphalt could soon be replaced by ...

Asphalt is one of those things, like electricity, that few Americans could live without. Most American roads (96 percent) are paved in asphalt, meaning that our commutes and our shopping trips depend ...

It is no secret that all levels of government are facing unprecedented budget deficits. While state and municipal revenues are dropping, infrastructure needs are growing and the question of ...

Snow and ice can damage paved surfaces, leading to frost heaves and potholes. These become potential hazards for drivers and pedestrians and are expensive to fix. Now, researchers propose in ACS ...

A street in downtown L.A. will soon be repaved, but the road won’t be quite the standard asphalt road we’re used to. Instead, it will be covered with a material made, in part, from recycled plastic ...

A sealant designed to reflect the sun's rays from US spy planes could help reduce heatwave impacts for Australians, one ...

In the summer, dark asphalt roads and roofs absorb heat from the sun and then put it back into the air, making cities get hotter and take longer to cool off, in what’s called the urban heat island ...

NMDC Road is an important internal road within Vijayanagar Colony, connecting residential lanes to key commercial and transit ...

Climate change impacts American’s lives daily and has increasingly caused the nation’s transportation infrastructure to face more frequent and unpredictable damage from severe weather events, ...

• Based on socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, concrete roads provide superior returns on social capital outlays in the medium to long-term basis The ongoing debate between concrete road ...