SASKATOON – City officials announced plans to take advantage of a warm extended forecast and focus on pothole repair and drainage activities. Warmer temperatures are expected to dry out puddle-filled potholes, allowing for temporary repairs using cold-mix asphalt.
Up to eight trucks have been working day and night since Wednesday to repair high-priority potholes. So far, the city has used about 60 tonnes of cold-mix asphalt, which is enough to fill 3450 average-sized potholes.
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“We’ll play it by ear right through until April and if we’ve got to flip flop between pot holes and snow, we will,” said Trent Schmidt, acting director of public works with the City of Saskatoon.
Snow clearing finished up Wednesday night. Three city boiler trucks have been defrosting catch basins to improve drainage.
As of Thursday, 119 of the city’s reported 185 potholes have been patched.
The city’s online Report a Pothole map is down for maintenance until April 1. People can call 306-975-2476 to tell the city about a pothole.
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