City of Edmonton using mastic repair patches to fix potholes [Video]

There’s a reason why you might be seeing some square shaped repairs on the roads in Edmonton.

Three years ago the city started a pilot project to a new way to repair potholes in the city called mastic repairs patches.

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“They look square, almost like a goop type material, but they’re really intended to fill the holes or the cracks that are in the roadway to prevent water getting in,” said Caitlin Zerebeski, acting branch manager for Parks and Road services with the city.

Zerebeski says they’re intended to create a barrier on the surface of the road.

“It also creates a smooth surface on top, which allows for no further penetration of water or no further formation of potholes, ” she said.

The thick liquid is put into a form that’s put into potholes on the road.

“That’s where you see those perfect squares, those perfect lines on the …