Crack Sealing
A road infrastructure term linked to pavement design, surfacing, maintenance or highway operations.
Crack Sealing Explained
Crack Sealing is a key term within road construction, where it is used across construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial project delivery. In practical terms, it helps describe how work is planned, specified, delivered, measured or maintained on real sites and assets. Understanding crack sealing is useful because the same language is often shared by contractors, designers, suppliers, asset owners, public authorities and investors.
Within Highways.Today’s Dictionary, crack sealing should be read as part of the wider vocabulary of highway, pavement, asphalt, surfacing, maintenance and traffic management terminology used across road infrastructure. It may appear in technical specifications, tender documents, project reports, equipment guides, safety plans, design models, maintenance schedules or news articles. Exact requirements can vary by country, project type, contract form, standard and manufacturer, so readers should always check the relevant local guidance, drawings, regulations and professional advice before relying on the term for design, procurement or operational decisions.
Articles Featuring Crack Sealing
Waterproofing roads for the Washington Weather
6th December 2018
Waterproofing for the Washington Weather Washington residents can thank the climate for the lush green foliage, but roads and bridges…
Kier pioneers rapid setting material that cures in 18 hours instead of 3 days, saving 35 days and £35m on M6 project
12th May 2017
Kier pioneers rapid setting material that cures in 18 hours instead of 3 days, saving 35 days and £35m on…
Papering over the cracks – with toilet paper
16th November 2016
Papering over the cracks – with toilet paper This week, bewildered residents in Littleton, Colorado, USA, were left wondering why…
Editorial Note
The Highways.Today Dictionary is maintained as an editorial reference resource for construction, infrastructure, transport and industrial technology professionals. Definitions are intended to support understanding, discovery and research, and may be expanded over time as the Dictionary evolves into a broader illustrated industry reference.