Asphalt today is relatively safe to work with. Crews don’t have to worry about their health, or the health of the public, on a typical milling and paving job. However, back in the 1960’s it wasn’t ...

Road works crews are wearing hazardous material suits and residents are being advised to take precautions because trace amounts of asbestos have been found in the asphalt of local streets in the area ...

East York residents who received letters from the city recently warning them to stay indoors and shut windows while the city resurfaces asbestos-laced asphalt can rest easy, says the City of Toronto ...

A busy stretch of New Holland Avenue is scheduled to be closed during daytime hours next Monday through Friday. Crews will be milling the street during the day, proceeding east to west, and repaving ...

Radnor >> After residents living near Villanova University expressed concerns about possible asbestos in the asphalt on its main parking lot, where a major construction project is underway, the ...

In the 40 years since Dieter Mueller moved into his home on Gloria Street, he has yet to see the road repaved. Now the Barrie resident suspects there’s a potentially hazardous reason why. Between the ...

Authorities have announced a dramatic increase in asbestos used to strengthen its road surfaces, despite concerns over health risks. The Québec government said that it would buy 100,000 tonnes of ...

Sydneysiders could be exposed to potentially deadly loose fill asbestos, with an MP claiming the substance has been used in Sydney homes. Loose-fill asbestos, widely used by the Mr Fluffy insulation ...

Quebec has announced it will dramatically increase the amount of asbestos used to strengthen the road surfaces in the province, despite concerns over health risks. All forms of asbestos are cancer ...

A move has been made to reassure people about repairs to a floodwall near Southwold after asbestos was discovered in the grout. The Environment Agency found the fibres as they looked to repair the ...