Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District Four is actively working on repairing potholes that sprung open after the recent bout with winter weather.
The KYTC says frigid temperatures and precipitation followed by freezing and thawing cycles, and combined with traffic and snow removal operations, can turn small cracks in the pavement into potholes.
KYTC District Four Public Information Officer Chris Jessie says crews are doing their best, but road repair options are limited during winter.
“Pothole repair is one of the toughest actions our maintenance crews have to perform,” Jessie said. “We can go out and put cold mix in the hole, but we’re really limited to anything else that we can do. Asphalt plants are not open this time of the year, so we’re really dependent upon what we can tamp down as we put that cold mix in there and then traffic kind of compacting it.”
Pothole repair will be a battle throughout the season, so drivers should keep an eye out for them when hitting the roadways.
“With additional winter weather, potentially, by the end of the season, and certainly heavy rain as we’re experiencing here in this forecast stretch, many pothole fills will come back out, and it’s kind of a ‘chasing our tail’ kind of thing,” Jessie said. “We’re doing the best we can.”
Anybody that wants to report a pothole can do so by visiting transportation.ky.gov, go to the “Contact Us” link on the website, and click on “Report Hazard” on the dropdown menu.
You can get updates from KYTC District Four by following the office on social media.
