I also reported this. There are over 20 potholes on Westbrook, spanning from Chamberlayne to Hermitage. The paving job done last fall with the cheap slurry has eroded already and the entire street is in need of a repaving. Why is the paving material used on Hermitage so different from that used on Westbrook? There are unavoidable, large holes on Westbrook and I have damaged my front end as a result.

Westbrook was part of an experiment to use "in-situ pavement recycling" in lieu of the more expensive mill and pave method used on Hermitage. Unfortunately, this method did not prove successful in Ginter Park and Bellevue, where many of the recycled streets have failed. It appears that the city has ended its experiment with this system after trying it for two years. Nevertheless, I applaud them for giving it a try. Had it worked, it would have been about half the cost of mill and pave.

Slurry is a good method of extending the life of decent pavement for 5 or 6 years, but the pavement has to be in decent shape for it to work. Westbrook, like many older city streets (such as Bellevue) has a very poor non-existent stone base below the pavement which permits water to get into the pavement from below, then freeze and thaw, breaking up the pavement. The only real long-term fix is to dig it up and re-build the street, but that would take a lot of $$$.

In the meantime, they should at least re-do the pavement on the north side of the splitters. These areas are too low, don't drain properly, and are constantly potholed.

Thanks for fixing the potholes. Unfortunately several were left unfixed, esp on the northside of the street...there's an especially bad one on the northside of the westernmost street divider.

And the Eastern-most feeder near the library has holes on both sides.

By HARRIS, ROLAND E: 6/27/2016 5:05:21 PM
completed pothole repair

This ticket is closed in the City's Work Order system.