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More potholes than usual for Rock County roads

By STAN STRICKER ( Contact ) Friday, April 3, 2009 - 4:43 a.m.

From the WCLO newsroom:

Potholes are posing more of a problem this year on Rock county roads.

County Public Works Director Ben Coopman says road crews have been busy keeping up. Coopman says for some reason more moisture than usual got into the soil under the pavement. He says after it freezes, and then thaws again, it erupts in what's called "frost boils". These turn into pot holes that need patching.

Coopman says this has been an unusually bad year for the problem.

Click here to view a map where others have posted potholes, and mark potholes on the map yourself.

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worldlove
Apr 3, 2009 at 2:15 p.m.
Suggest removal

ever since the city changed the way they fixed the potholes it's been like this. It's a temporary fix that costs the city more money.

westside
Apr 3, 2009 at 11:14 a.m.
Suggest removal

Theres way too many

CallitasIseeit
Apr 3, 2009 at 10:39 a.m.
Suggest removal

Hwy 11 west has a 5 mile long pothole.

gazettefan
Apr 3, 2009 at 10:04 a.m.
Suggest removal

Simmer down, Appleweed!!!

;~)

thekid3477
Apr 3, 2009 at 9:25 a.m.
Suggest removal

oh...potHOLES...i thought it said something else...:)

janesvillecomments
Apr 3, 2009 at 8:13 a.m.
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Could President Obama spare a few bucks to patch the Janesville Post Office parking lot so picking up my mail isn't like playing a game of Minefield?

chainsawchuckie
Apr 3, 2009 at 7:27 a.m.
Suggest removal

can we just mark the spots where there isn't any potholes? might be faster

STAY SAFE!

sannio
Apr 3, 2009 at 7:05 a.m.
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OK, now you've gone, and made me chuckle.
Add your own pot hole. I think I'm going to add that pot hole I used to work for years ago.

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