POTHOLES ARE PATCHED WITHIN 24 HOURS

THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, HAS PLEDGED TO PATCH "WITHIN A DAY" EVERY REPORTED POTHOLE. FLEET DRIVERS HAVE A SIMPLE "POTHOLE REPORT" FORM ON WHICH THE LOCATION OF THE FAULT IS NOTED AND SPOTTED WITH RESPECT TO STREET CORNERS ON SIMPLE DIAGRAMS. TWO KINDS OF PATCHING ARE DONE: CRISIS PATCHING AND PERMANENT PATCHING. THE WINTER PATCH PROGRAM IS REGARDED AS A TEMPORARY MEASURE. FOR SUMMER POTHOLES, THE CREWS CUT OUT AND REPLACE LIKE TYPES OF ASPHALTIC CONCRETE: BINDER FOR THE FIRST LIFT OR TWO, TOPPED WITH WEARING COURSE AND FINISHED WITH CITY SHEET. IF NEEDED, THE EDGES OF THE PATCH ARE SEALED WITH A HOT POUR CRACK FILLER. DOWNTOWN ARTERIAL STREETS RECEIVE THE FIRST PRIORITY FOLLOWED BY OTHER ARTERIALS. RESIDENTIAL STREETS ARE THIRD PRIORITY ITEMS. /PW/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 103, No 1, PP 75-76
• Publication Date: 1972-1

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Public Works
  • Publisher: Hanley Wood
  • ISSN: 0033-3840
  • Serial URL: http://www.pwmag.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Patching; Pavement maintenance; Potholes
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00218930
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 20 1972 12:00AM