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Rosemont: Where are The Potholes?

The Sacramento County Department of Transportation has started up its 2012 "Pothole Sweeps Week," which is an intensified effort to identify and repair potholes.

It's that time of year again when Sacramento County Department of Transportation officials start scouring the unincorporated roadways in search of potholes.

SacDOT work crews already swept through Rosemont earlier this week to assess the neighborhood's roadways.  But that doesn't mean they're finished.

As part of the 2012 "Pothole Sweeps Week" to identify and repair potholes, the project is part of continuous efforts to improve preventative maintenance activities for unincorporated area roadways.

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Pothole sweeps are performed twice each year, explained SacDOT spokesman Dan Regan: in late spring to repair potholes caused by inclement weather, and in fall to ready road surfaces for the storm season. 

The countywide effort began in the Arden Arcade community before stopping in Carmichael and Fair Oaks.  Regan said workers arrived in Rosemont on Tuesday to assess potholes before moving on to other unincorporated areas of the county.

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There are more than 5,200 lane-miles of paved roadways in the County unincorporated areas and it's inevitable that somewhere in this large area of streets there will be potholes.

SacDOT’s policy is to, "repair all potholes as soon as possible." The Pothole Sweeps Week program enhances ongoing pavement maintenance activities, which include SacDOT crews who are sent into the field Monday through Friday each week to specifically repair potholes.

Some facts about potholes in Sacramento County:

  • Potholes Reported To Customer Service Annually = 960.
  • Potholes Repaired Annually = 40,600.
  • Potholes Repaired Per Month = 3,384.
  • Annual Cost for Pothole Repair = $2.7 million.
  • Square feet of potholes repaired annually = 91,000.
  • Repair Cost Per Square Foot = $30.
  • Repair cost per pothole = $66.
  • Reported potholes are typically repaired within 72 hours.

Residents are encouraged to contact SACDOT concerning potholes on neighborhood streets. Pothole locations can be called into Customer Service at 916-875-5171, or emailed to www.sacdot.com. Please contact Dan Regan (Communications & Media Officer) at 874-7056 or regand@saccounty.net if you have any additional questions.

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