With a break in the cold weather, crews are out making roads safer once again.
Both the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Allen County Engineers were out temporarily fixing potholes. ODOT has three ways of fixing the road blemishes. They'll use a spray application, recycled asphalt or a bagged cold mix. ODOT officials say compared to last year they have used twice as much cold mix to repair potholes, about nine tons worth. The fluctuating weather has been an issue as officials say they have seen a rise in the number of potholes. They believe the average size is relatively small but the biggest ones they've seen appear on overpasses.
"Twice a week on running the routes for potholes until winter is over and the asphalt plants open back up," said Transportation Manager for ODOT Brian Rader. "Then we'll come back out with our mill and mill the bad spots and put permanent asphalt material back in."
Rader said crews have been going out after each snow storm to repair as much as possible.
