PennDOT Encourages Motorists to Call 1-800-FIX-ROAD or Go Online to Report Potholes

PennDOT Encourages Motorists to Call 1-800-FIX-ROAD or Go Online to Report
Potholes

3/23/2016-KING OF PRUSSIA

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) today reminded
motorists that they can report potholes and other roadway concerns on state

roads by calling 1-800-FIX-ROAD or visiting www.dot.state.pa.us and
clicking
on "Submit Roadway Feedback."

"Late winter and early spring are the peak times for potholes to develop,
and
PennDOT crews continue to work aggressively to repair potholes in the
region,"
said PennDOT District Executive Kenneth M. McClain. "We encourage citizens
to
report pothole locations so our crews can repair them as quickly as
possible."

Weather permitting, PennDOT is working daily to repair potholes on state
highways throughout the five-county Philadelphia region. Crews have placed
nearly 3,000 tons of patching material on state roads in the region since
December 1, 2015.

A pothole develops when water seeps below the road through small cracks in
the
pavement surface. As the water repeatedly freezes and thaws due to
temperature
fluctuations, a cavity forms below the surface and larger cracks develop,
which
destroys the strength of the pavement.

Citizens are asked to be as specific as possible when reporting pothole
locations or other maintenance concerns on state routes such as deer
removal or
signing issues. Citizens are asked to report the county, municipality,
street
name and route number, or the state route (SR) number that can be found on
small black and white signs posted along state roadways. Citizens should
also
provide a description of any familiar landmarks that will help PennDOT
locate
the problem area.

Once notified, PennDOT will work expeditiously to address roadway concerns
as
weather permits.

The 1-800-FIX-ROAD number should not be used to report traffic accidents,
disabled vehicles, or other emergencies. Motorists should continue to call
911
to report those types of incidents.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by
visiting
www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides
traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and
access
to more than 770 traffic cameras.

511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and
Android
devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts
accessible
on the 511PA website.

For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow Local PennDOT
Information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the
department on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at
www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot.

To learn about how potholes form and how PennDOT addresses them, view the
department's "Pothole Patrol" video on its YouTube page.

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