ALBUQUERQUE CITY CREWS ARE BUSY FILLING IN POTHOLES THIS SUMMER. MORE OF THOSE ARE POPPING UP AROUND TOWN … WHICH USUALLY HAPPENS IN THE WINTER. WILFRED GALLEGOS WITH THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TELLS US SIZE AND LOCATION DETERMINE HOW QUICKLY POTHOLES CAN BE REPAIRED.
IF IT’S A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROADWAY, CREWS WILL TRY TO GET TO IT EARLY IN THE MORNING WHEN THERE ISN’T MUCH TRAFFIC. A LARGE POTHOLE COULD REQUIRING CUTTING THE HOLE OUT BEFORE PATCHING IT. GALLEGOS SAYS THEY TRY TO FILL POTHOLES WITHIN 48 HOURS OF IT BEING REPORTED.
HE SAYS THEY NOW HAVE TWO REPAIR TRUCKS AND A SUPERVISOR AND BLUE COLLAR WORKER ON CALL 24-7.
