Montgomery County says it has filled more than 2,000 potholes since Jan. 1 and most within 48 hours of when they were first reported.
The county Transportation Department’s Division of Highway Services is responsible for taking care of potholes on county roads. Most reports come through the county’s 311 system and Four pothole trucks and crews are out filling potholes nearly every day of the year. Warming temperatures, particularly after wet, wintry weather, tend to cause an outbreak of new potholes, meaning the last week has been the county’s busiest pothole-filling period of the year.
To fulfill that demand, Highway Services has added 20 additional trucks and crews this week.
As demonstrated in the video above, crews typically pour a tar-based liquid on the pothole to bind cold mix asphalt to the pavement. They then stamp the asphalt down to make sure it’s solid. Those repairs often take just a few minutes.
Potholes caused by significant structural problems in a road require major repairs that take more than 48 hours to do.
