University of Minnesota-Duluth researchers pitch low-cost pothole repairs

October 29, 2019 9:02 am Leave a comment

Researchers conduct field testing on an Interstate 35 exit ramp in Duluth for a pavement-repair method that uses taconite mining materials and microwave technology. The testing was part of a 2016 demonstration project. (Submitted photo: UMD Natural Resources Research Institute)

Researchers at the University of Minnesota-Duluth want to hit the road running with a patented repair method that could change the way transportation departments repair potholes and other pavement defects.

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Milwaukee alderman wants response team for potholes

April 27, 2017 1:11 pm Leave a comment

Traffic passes a pothole Friday at the corner of North Broadway and East Michigan streets in Milwaukee. The Chicago Department of Transportation has leased four trucks, called Pothole Killers, at a cost of $50,000 a month. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

A Milwaukee alderman says he is fed up with the city's potholes, and is calling on the Department of Public Works to develop a way to more quickly address the nuisances every spring.

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Report ranks Milwaukee’s roads, highways 13th worst (UPDATE)

July 23, 2015 2:15 pm Leave a comment

Traffic on Bluemound Road passes a large pothole Thursday in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee-area’s major roads and highways are some of the worst in the nation, according to a nonprofit research group. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

A report released Thursday ranks the Milwaukee-area’s major roads and highways 13th in a list of 25 cities with the bumpiest pavement.

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Milwaukee digs in on potholes

January 23, 2015 12:38 pm Leave a comment

Traffic passes a pothole at the corner of North Broadway and East Michigan streets in Milwaukee. Legislators are pushing a bill that would repeal state law that local governments are liable for injuries and damages sustained from highway defects, such as potholes. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

The budget for a quick-fix strategy for Milwaukee roads has grown by millions since 2013, and the city's engineer wants more money before killing the program after 2017.

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Harsh winter straining state’s road budgets

May 6, 2014 4:10 pm Leave a comment

Snow flies Tuesday as traffic on Highway 59 passes through New Berlin. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation has issued a travel advisory through Wednesday night. Heavy snow and high winds are expected throughout the state Tuesday and Wednesday, especially in southeastern Wisconsin. (Staff photo by Kevin Harnack)

Lawmakers’ approval of an additional $27.37 million to help counties cover increased maintenance costs associated with the recent winter has left city, town and village representatives wondering where the help is for them.

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Milwaukee panel OKs hiring 25 workers to fill potholes

April 9, 2014 11:43 am Leave a comment

A Milwaukee panel gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposal to use federal money to hire 25 people to help fill city potholes.

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Contractor looking for Milwaukee’s worst pothole

March 17, 2014 3:05 pm Leave a comment

Glendale-based paving contractor Munson Inc. is looking for Milwaukee’s worst pothole.

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Bumpy ride ahead through pothole purgatory

February 27, 2014 3:50 pm Leave a comment

a homemade sign warns motorists of a large pothole along West Market Street near North 23rd Street, in Pottsville, Pa. TRIP, a nonprofit organization that researches surface transportation issues, released a report last year estimating that "unacceptably rough" roads cost the average urban driver $377 a year in repairs - or a total of $80 billion nationwide. (AP Photo/Republican-Herald, David McKeown)

Hate potholes? Well, unless you and your elected officials are ready to cough up billions more for better roads and proper preventive maintenance, buckle up, 'cause it's going to be a bumpy ride.

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Man has little recourse after accident thanks to pothole-liability law

January 27, 2013 4:24 pm 2 Comments

A Wisconsin man who was blinded in one eye after a chunk of concrete flew through his windshield last spring isn't finding many avenues for recourse.

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Bumpy road ahead for pothole legislation

September 2, 2011 4:20 pm Leave a comment

By Adam Wise Trial lawyers and municipal lobbyists are going nose-to-nose over potholes. The fight, which is familiar territory for both sides, centers on Assembly Bill 180, a proposal that would repeal a state law that places liability on local ...

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