Kolkata: If you find the neighbourhood roads dug up and crying for repair for over a week, you may need to wait for some more days. With the civic body's hot-mix plants remaining shut for ...

The launch of construction works to bitumen standard on the 10.9-kilometre Chavakali-Eregi Road on January 15, 2026. [Brian Kisanji, Standard] Residents of parts of Vihiga and Kakamega counties have ...

Step outside in any major city on a blistering summer afternoon, and you will smell it. It is the distinct, heavy scent of hot asphalt. We pave our modern world with it. If you gathered all the ...

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 sharp rise in bitumen prices triggered by disruptions in global supply chains amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia has hit road construction and repair projects across Delhi, officials familiar ...

Spike in prices of bitumen had adversely hit road repair and tarring work across Himachal Pradesh posing challenge to the public works department (PWD) as contractors are stopping work due to fears of ...

NEW DELHI: Govt is staring at a major shortage of bitumen due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, which is set to impact construction and maintenance of tar roads. While the price of VG-40, the most ...

While on the road, you’re probably thinking more about your destination than the pavement you’re driving over. But building roads requires a host of engineering feats, from developing the right ...

Globally, more than 400 million tons of plastic are produced each year, and less than 10% is recycled. Much of the rest ends up burned, buried or drifting through waterways, a problem that’s only ...