GREENSBORO and WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—
Road crews repaired the potholes in front of Bill Sprinkle's car repair shop Monday, but not before the mechanic was able to start a hubcap collection from unsuspecting drivers."(I got) six of them, total," Sprinkle said from inside his shop along Hanes Mall Blvd., which is littered with potholes. "You'd see a hubcap flying off and I'd keep collecting them."
City and state Department of Transportation crews in Winston-Salem estimate there are more than 150 potholes around the city in need of repair. The work on the major potholes on thoroughfares like Hanes Mall Blvd. and Silas Creek Parkway is expected to be completed by Wednesday.
Engineers estimate the average fix costs about $100, and Winston-Salem Streets Supervisor Robby Stone said the work will add thousands to the nearly $1 million already spent on storm clean-up.
In Greensboro, road crews had put down more than 1,600 pounds of asphalt before noon Monday, but the real work begins on Pothole Wednesday.
On Wednesday, every available crew will be put on pothole duty, an all-out effort to put a dent in what could be more than 1,800 potholes citywide.
"We did about 1,800 last year. I'm sure we'll meet that or beat that this year," said Dwight Murphy with the City of Greensboro.
