El Paso County residents wondering about the delay in fixing potholes in their neighborhood may have to wait even longer, public works officials said, as the county reckons with an asphalt shortage that has delayed projects and pitted contractors against each other.
On Thursday, county public works crews were able to pick up about a third of the asphalt they needed for the day. The day before, they didn’t get any asphalt.
“We’ve had the first significant impact of the shortage of asphalt this week, said Kevin Mastin, executive director of El Paso County s Department of Public Works. Many of the potholes we would have hoped to have filled before the weekend we’re unable to do simply because our local suppliers do not have asphalt available for us.
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