Self-healing asphalt for pothole crisis
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Potholes: Self-healing roads aim to offer solution to crater crisis

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New type of asphalt made from biomass waste can mend its own cracks without the need for maintenance or human intervention.
Scientists at Swansea University , King's College London and from Chile have developed methods to "stitch" asphalt back together.
Local road conditions in England and Wales were at an all-time low in 2024 due to " decades of underfunding".
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