The standing technical advisory committee (STAC), in its meeting on Thursday, ordered the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to use a special material – mastic asphalt – to ensure pothole-free ...

Mastic asphalt is a mixture of limestone and bitumen commonly used for roofing, tanking, paving and flooring. The bitumen and closely graded stone are added together to form a molten mass that is ...

For motorists impressed with the freshly laid out tracks along the Eastern and Western Express highways, here is a note of caution. MUMBAI: For motorists impressed with the freshly laid out tracks ...

KOCHI: After a prolonged delay due to incessant rain, laying of mastic asphalt has started in Vyttila, Kundannoor flyovers. The layer which bonds the surface of the bridge with the bituminous macadam ...

The Bengal government has banned mastic asphalt in building or repairing roads in Calcutta and other urban centres after it emerged that the surfacing material is often used to cover up low-quality ...

When crack sealing won’t hold and full resurfacing isn’t practical, asphalt mastic offers a durable repair solution. Mastic is commonly used for wider cracks, joints, utility cuts, and localized ...

PWD has rolled out the state-of-the-art “zero-emission” mastic asphalt technology for relaying Kidderpore Road. The automatic machines and mixing plants, imported from Germany, are being used to ...