City gets cracking on pothole repairs
Drivers, roller-coastering over potholes, cracks and crevices will soon have a reprieve as the city plans to make road repairs as soon as possible.
Repairs could start as soon as next week if the weather stays temperate, and workers will be using cold mix as temporary fixes to fill potholes and cracks throughout the city.
Crews then will use hot mix for more permanent repairs when the material is available in May, when the hot mix plant is open.
“The cold mix doesn’t last as long but that’s about all we can do at this time of the year,” city manager Jim Puffalt said on Friday, March 17. “When we get the hot mix we can fix the holes properly.”