Pothole One Million: A New York Milestone

Potholes are New York's kryptonite; they damage cars, cause collisions, and create bottlenecks. However, thanks to the warm winter, the Department of Transportation was able to focus less on repairs and more on resurfacing. The lack of freeze-and-thaw weather, which allows for pothole development, has also shown mercy to many New York drivers. Additionally, the de Blasio administration has taken advantage of the weather and has increased funding for road repairs. De Blasio, who on Monday covered his administration's milionth pothole, says before the winter, eleven hundred miles had already been completely repaved.

Polly Trottenberg, the Department of Transportation's Commissioner, says she's seen the improvements herself, "As a driver, I do drive around the city, I've seen an improvement this winter, I definitely see there are fewer potholes."  In order to keep improvement steady, the Department of Transportation has dedicated 7,000 tons of asphalt to pothole repair. Pothole crews will stay out on the city’s streets until June when the official pothole season comes to a close. 

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