By: Mike Glover
OKLAHOMA CITY -
We see it every year after snow or heavy rain, potholes. But this year they are seemingly out of control.
Oklahoma City crews are hard at work filling potholes throughout the metro. If you’re thinking this year, they are worse than previous years, you are correct. I know that last year we did 66,000 potholes in 2020. I expect our numbers will be higher this year just because of this event, said Raymond Melton, City of Oklahoma City Street Superintendent.
That event was of course record low temperatures and snow. The freeze and refreezing of that water as it melts gets in the cracks of the roadway, our asphalt streets and begins to form what we call a pothole said Melton.
Oklahoma City officials expect more potholes in wake of big freeze Share Updated: 10:11 PM CST Feb 22, 2021 Share Updated: 10:11 PM CST Feb 22, 2021
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Show Transcript OKLAHOMA CITY HAS ABOUT 12 CREWS THAT WORK YEAR ROUND TO REPAIR THOSE POTHOLES. AND RIGHT NOW WE’RE IN THE AREA WITH A LOT OF THEM NEAR NORTHWEST 145TH AND PENN AND THIS IS AN INTERESTING FACT LAST YE CRUISE PATCHED MORE THAN 66,000 POTHOLES AND THEY EXPECT MORE THAN THAT THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF ALL THE INTENSE WEATHER WE’VE SE THIS IS GONNA BE A CRAZY FEW WEEKS F US, OKLAHOMA CITY’S STREET. SUPERINTENDENT RAYMOND. MELTON TELLS ME THEY’RE ALREADY GETTING CALLS ABOUT NEW POTHOLES THROUGHOUT THE CITY. HE SAYS THIS IS SOMETHING THEY EXPECT TO HAPPEN AFTER EVERY SNOW OR ICE EVENT WHEN W HAVE THE FREEZE AND THOUGHT AND REFREEZE ON OUR ROADWAYS OUR ASPHALT HAS CRACKS IN IT. AND SO THAT WATER WILL GET DOWN IN THE CRACK. WHEN IT THAWS AND IT’LL REFREEZE OVERNIGHT WHICH CA