Higher oil prices could mean bumpier roads as asphalt costs are impacted

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Higher oil prices could mean bumpier roads as asphalt costs are impacted
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to disrupt the global oil market. While we saw a slight drop in gas prices in recent days, they remain near record highs.

“It is a perfect storm as far as road costs,” said Craig Bryson, the senior communications manager with the Road Commission in Michigan.

Plus, while the commission currently has contracts locked in for asphalt, prices are going up. The reason? Asphalt is made with petroleum. R and R does commercial and municipal asphalt work, often building our roads. Taulbee says the company’s challenge is operating with locked-in contracts as costs increase.

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