PHOTOS: Cold patching potholes Brattleboro Public Works employees Tyler Quinn and Kyle Banford used a special cold patch mix, "aquaphalt," which hardens when it gets wet, to fill in some of the larger ...

"We can use cold mix to patch [potholes] right now, which is effective until it rains, but then the cold mix kind of comes right back out and then we have to go back out and do it again," said ...

Iowa DOT purchased its first self-contained pothole filling truck. The Cimline Durapatcher has been based in Council Bluffs ...

The department typically uses a cold patch -- a black, goo-like substance -- to repair potholes. However, Piacenti noted that sometimes the cold patch is not enough due to weather conditions.

BALTIMORE — The cold weather this winter has created potholes around the Baltimore area, and crews are working as best they can to patch them. Maryland State Highway Administration workers have ...

JANESVILLE—Public works crew Jeff Ziegelmann scooped up a shovel of cold patch asphalt mix that poured from the back of the city's pothole filler truck, a big, modified GMC 8500.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — It’s pothole season and the City of South Bend is out in full force filling in those potholes, including Mayor James Mueller.

Patching potholes with cold mix is a temporary fix, Kemp said. Under dry conditions, the fix can last 6-12 months. But it's no substitute for the hot mix fix.

"We understand that cold patch is a temporary fix, and it may not hold up long-term, but we'll track those patched areas and come back with hot mix as soon as it's available," he said.

”When vehicles drive over these weakened areas, the patches can come loose, leaving those dreaded potholes.” The DOT and county crews are using cold-mix asphalt to patch the potholes, but said ...