Heavy rainstorms across Maryland will often cause sinkholes to form. Sinkholes are very different from potholes. A pothole is caused when the freeze-thaw cycle of the weather wears at old pavement, causing the asphalt to collapse. A sinkhole occurs when… Read More
Do you know how a road is built? It’s much more than simply laying down asphalt. There’s a whole process to building a new road that takes months to complete! If you’re ever wondered about how a new road is… Read More
The winter pattern of snow, sleet, ice, freezing, and thawing can take a huge toll on the pavement outside of your home. Now that the chill of winter is leaving the air and spring is on the way, it’s time… Read More
Asphalt surfaces tend to only last between 8 to 12 years, depending on traffic and weather conditions. This means that simply patching up the asphalt will not be a sustainable solution; the entire asphalt surface needs to be replaced. But… Read More
Asphalt is everywhere we go, from the front of our homes to the parking lot at the store to the highway on the way to work. While asphalt is all around us, most people don’t know a lot about it…. Read More
It wasn’t until 1956, under the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower, that the United States began building an interstate highway system. There were many good reasons to transition from winding, local roads to large, straightforward interstate highways. As the population grew,… Read More
Many people don’t realize that there are different types of asphalt that are used for various commercial and residential projects. All asphalt is a mix of coarse aggregate stone, sand, fine aggregate stone, and petroleum-based asphalt cement. Depending on the… Read More
The temperatures have dropped and the first ice storm of the season has come and gone, so what did you do to keep your sidewalks and pavement safe and slip-free? Choosing the right ice melts for the material used… Read More
Excited to learn more about the history of asphalt? Last week, we learned about asphalt’s early beginnings in Europe. Today, we’re exploring how asphalt was developed in Victorian America to today. We left off in America in the 1800s.
Have you ever wondered who came up with the idea to pave roads with asphalt? How long has asphalt been around, exactly? In America, asphalt has played a prominent role in paving our roads since the late 1800s. However,… Read More