Why do some Austin neighborhoods have black asphalt on sidewalks?

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Why do some Austin neighborhoods have black asphalt on sidewalks?

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Just off Menchaca Road in south Austin lies the Canterbury Trails neighborhood. Throughout the community is a smattering of black asphalt covering portions of the sidewalks. A spokesperson for the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department told KXAN those asphalt coverings offer a temporary, structurally-sound reprieve for sidewalks in need of repair. Each year, the city regularly responds to hundreds of requests made via…