Published: 1/21/2022

THIS MONTH’S BACK-TO-BACK WINTER STORMS HAVE CREATED AN ABUNDANCE OF POTHOLES ALONG INTERSTATES AND STATE HIGHWAYS. TDOT IS USING ALL AVAILABLE STAFFING TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED AREAS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. AS THE WEATHER ALLOWS, MULTIPLE CREWS WILL BE PATCHING POTHOLES OVER THE COMING DAYS AND WEEKS. COLD MIX ASPHALT IS CURRENTLY BEING USED FOR REPAIRS. ASPHALT PLANTS MAY OPEN DURING THE DAY AND ALLOW CREWS TO USE HOT MIX FOR MORE PERMANENT REPAIRS IN SOME AREAS. HOWEVER, IT MAY BE SPRING OR EARLY SUMMER BEFORE MORE PERMANENT REPAIRS ARE MADE THROUGHOUT THE STATE. FULL-SCALE PAVING MAY BE NECESSARY TO REPAIR MORE SEVERE LOCATIONS FULLY. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC DELAYS DURING THESE REPAIR OPERATIONS. WHILE EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO PERFORM REPAIRS DURING OFF-PEAK TRAVEL TIMES (9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. WEEKDAYS), SOME LANE CLOSURES MAY EXTEND INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON, EVENING, AND WEEKENDS. THEY ASK DRIVERS TO BE PATIENT AND WATCH OUT FOR TDOT CREWS ON INTERSTATES AND STATE HIGHWAYS.