What to do About Potholes
News Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Pothole on Mac Arthur Drive
Cary, NC – The NCDOT warns 2010 is a bad year for potholes and asks that drivers be observant while driving on roads throughout the state.
REPORT A POTHOLE – STATE ROADS
Officials with the State Department of Transportation want your help keeping our roads in reasonable shape during this frosty winter.
How do you report a pothole? Call (877) DOT-4-YOU. Please be specific about where the pothole is located.
REPORT A POTHOLE – CARY
If you are in Cary you can report Potholes and other damage to Public Works & Utilities at (919) 469-4090 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. or e-mail townofcary@townofcary.org. They may tell you that the road in question (particularly in outlying areas) is not a Cary Road, but in fact a County or State road. Potholes on State-maintained roads in Cary will be reported to the N.C. Department of Transportation.
EVEN MORE ABOUT POTHOLES
Potholes are common during the winter months when moisture seeps into cracks in pavement, freezes, expands and then thaws. This causes cracks to widen or asphalt to rise. Traffic then loosens the pavement, which eventually crumbles, creating a pothole. The department says the state has seen several of these freeze-thaw cycles this winter.
Extra crews have been assigned to respond to the large number of potholes occurring across the state. Since most asphalt plants are not operating during winter months crews will use “cold patch,” as well as spray patchers, to patch the holes as an interim treatment. “Cold patch” is a premix that NCDOT stockpiles for winter pothole response. Crews will perform permanent patches with hot mix when it is available.
With the mix of snow, ice, thawing and freezing that we have had this winter, the NCDOT will be especially busy this year. But if you do encounter rough roads, do not slam on your brakes. Instead, roll through at a slower speed. Always keep your tires properly inflated.
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I’ve got two words for you: Maynard Road.
Green Level Church Road, between Tom Brooks Park and Green Level to Durham Road. There’s more potholes than pavement without potholes.
Thanks Nature Girl. Make sure you tell the Town about it too. Let us know if the potholes get fixed.
I surely hope the Town doesn’t need us to tell them that Maynard is all tore up. What kind of six string you play, Billy?
The guitar kind. :) Various styles.
Jenks Carpenter – Adjacent to White Oak Park. It’s not a pothole, it’s a bear trap ;)
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