The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's turn-around time for fixing potholes and the tarring of roads is currently adversely affected due to the national shortage of bitumen supplied by refineries all over the country. Bitumen is used in the manufacturing process to produce asphalt, which is a sticky black conglomerate, used in road construction where it is used to repair potholes, general road repairs and new road surfacing. Over the last couple of months, bitumen was either not available … [Read more...] about Bitumen Shortage Hampering Potholes Repair and New Road Surfacing

