Catchword: cold-patch

Filed Under: English

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: When potholes need a temporary repair, both “hot-mix” asphalt and “cold-patch” are used to repair the surface until the roadway can be re-surfaced. Most street repairs are made with “hot” asphalt, which must be delivered to the job site within a fixed period of time (or continually heated) and applied to the pothole before it hardens. But hot-mix asphalt is often too cumbersome and expensive for small street repairs, so many transportation engineers rely on “cutback” or “cold-patch” asphalt as a temporary solution. Typical cutback asphalts are made by “cutting” hot asphalt with petroleum solvents.

Article or Document Title:
“Environmental Purchasing Bulletin #65: Low-VOC Cold-Patch” (URL)

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
King County Environmental Purchasing Program

Publishing Location:
King County, Wash.

Date of Publication:
July 31, 2001

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