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AS MORE OF A NUISANCE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE -- BUT
THAT LITTLE DIP IN THE ROAD
-- CAN MEAN MONEY OUT OF
YOUR POCKET.
WMDT'S JENNIFER
FULGINITI HAS THE DETAILS
ON HOW MUCH THESE HOLES
REALLY COST.
MECHANIC'S DRILL
UNSCREWING BOLT FROM
TIRE
TRACK 1
ONE ACCIDENTAL DIPá INTO A
POT HOLE
CAN COST YOU A WHOLE LOT
MOREá THAN A MOMENTARY
ANNOYANCE- IF IT DAMAGES
YOUR CAR
1:12 IT COSTS THEM $79.95
FOR THE FOUR WHEEL
ALIGNMENT 1:15 AND IF THEY
TEAR THEIR TIRES UP ITS 28
DOLLARS FOR A FLAT REPAIR
1:18
1:20 SOMETIMES THEY HAVE
TO GET NEW RIMS 1:21
TRACK 2
OFFICIALS SAY- POTHOLES
WERE RAMPANT THIS WINTER.
WITH TEMPERATURES GOING
FROM WARM TO EXTREMELY
COLD--- WATER THAT
ENTERED CRACKS IN THE
ASPHALT-
2:42WILL FREEZE WHICH
EXPANDS THE ASPHALT 2:48
LIKE A BUBBLE 2:49 AND AS
SOON AS THE THAW COMES,
THATS WHEN IT COLLAPSES
2:52
TRACK 3
BUT TRANSPORTATION
OFFICIALS SAY SNOW
REMOVAL AND SALTING HAS
TO BE THE MAIN FOCUS --AND
FILLING POTHOLES IS JUST
ONEá MORE EXPENDITURE TO
THE ALREADYá EXCEEDED
WINTER BUDGETS
5:17 STATEWIDE WE
BUDGETED ABOUT 42 MILLION
5:19
BUTT
5:24 AS OF THE LAST STORM
WE HAD EXCEEDED WELL
OVER 100 MILLION DOLLARS.
5:30
3:12 THE MONEY FOR THIS IS
COMING OUT OF OUR CAPITAL
FUND 3:14 JUST LIKE OUR
PLOWING BUDGET 3:17
TO HELP KEEP YOUR CAR
SAFE FROM POTENTIAL
DAMAGE-
MAKE SURE YOUR TIRES ARE
PROPERLY INFLATED,
MAINTAIN SAFE DISTANCE
BEHIND OTHER CARS, AND
AVOID STANDING WATER-
WHICH CAN INDICATE A DEEP
POTHOLE.
TRACK 4
IF YOU USE WINTER TIRES-
KEEP THEM ON THROUGH THE
FIRST FEW WEEKS OF SPRING
AND IF YOU HIT A SEVERE
POTHOLE- CHECK FOR
DAMAGE IMMEDIATELY
TIPS THAT COULD HELP SAVE
A LOT OF GREEN.
JENNIFER FULGINITI WMDT 47
NEWS
OFFICIALS SAY THE
PREDICTED SNOW FOR
SUNDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
POTHOLES ON THE ROAD.
ROADS WITH THE MOST
TRAFFIC HAVE PRIORITY OF
BEING FIXED.