POTHOLE COST AVERAGES $17

Michigan's first major thaw revealed numerous potholes, cracks and disintegrating pavements. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), the 83 county road commissions and hundreds of municipalities are working constantly to patch and repair Michigan's highways. MDOT estimates it will use at least 18,000 tons of patching materials during the first six months of 1989 to patch 9,550 miles of state highways. The average pothole requires 30 pounds of filler and costs an average of $17 to repair. MDOT's preventive maintenance measures for its highways include a special crack-sealing program using a "hot-pour"liquid material and weight restrictions on certain highways during spring break-up.

• Corporate Authors:

  Baker Publishing Company

  P.O. Box 25007
  Lansing, MI  United States  48909
• Publication Date: 1989-4-6

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 4
• Serial:
  • Michigan Roads and Construction
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue Number: 14
  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Pavement cracking; Potholes; Preventive maintenance; Regulation; Repairing; Sealing; Size and weight regulations; Thaw; Vehicle weight
• Uncontrolled Terms: Repairs; Spring breakup
• Geographic Terms: Michigan
• Old TRIS Terms: Sealing
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Law; Maintenance and Preservation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00482365
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM