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.
Read More »University of Minnesota-Duluth researchers pitch low-cost pothole repairs
Milwaukee alderman wants response team for potholes
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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Read More »Report ranks Milwaukee’s roads, highways 13th worst (UPDATE) 
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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Read More »Milwaukee digs in on potholes 
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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Read More »Harsh winter straining state’s road budgets 
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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Read More »Milwaukee panel OKs hiring 25 workers to fill potholes 
A Milwaukee panel gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a proposal to use federal money to hire 25 people to help fill city potholes.
Read More »Contractor looking for Milwaukee’s worst pothole
Glendale-based paving contractor Munson Inc. is looking for Milwaukee’s worst pothole.
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Read More »Bumpy ride ahead through pothole purgatory
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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Read More »Man has little recourse after accident thanks to pothole-liability law
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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Read More »Bumpy road ahead for pothole legislation 
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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