Australian Engineers Say ‘Intelligent Compaction’ Will Reduce Potholes

Australian Engineers Say ‘Intelligent Compaction’ Will Reduce Potholes
A car travels past a pothole on February 24, 2014 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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If John Lennon saw 4,000 potholes in Blackburn, Lancashire, he might have devoted an entire album to the state of Australia’s roads after months of rain and floods.

An estimated half of the nation’s A$16 billion (US$10.73 billion) public roads budget is spent on maintenance and repairs, according to Infrastructure Partnerships Australia.