Winter weather leaves hefty number of potholes on Raleigh roads

According to Raleigh Transportation Field Services Manager Chris McGee, it could be a few weeks before the streets are smooth.

“It wasn’t too bad until a couple of weeks ago, but we had two pretty rough weeks,” he said.

In the winter, water gets into cracks, freezes and then expands – creating a pothole.

“Right now we have every crew available patching potholes just trying to get caught up,” McGee said. “It will probably take us a couple of weeks to get on top of everything and feel comfortable about having hit most everything that is out there. Help is on the way.”