PennDOT Schedules Waterloo Road Pothole Repairs

Easttown Township officials have alerted residents and travelers through the area that PennDOT crews will be working on patching up potholes on Waterloo Road this week, part of the department’s attempt to smooth out the miles of roads damaged by the winter weather.

PennDOT is aggressively repairing damaged state roads in the five-county Philadelphia region by using state and contractor crews to patch potholes and pave longer stretches of rough pavement, PennDOT Acting District Executive Christine Reilly said.

“We are committed to repairing state roads to provide citizens with a smoother, safer ride,” Reilly said. “Due to the extent of the pavement damage in southeastern Pennsylvania, we have proactively responded by bolstering our workforce with private contractors and PennDOT crews and equipment from other parts of the state to accelerate the repair process.”

PennDOT’s pavement-repair team in the Philadelphia region is working six days a week to manually patch, spray patch, and mill and pave state roads that suffered severe structural damage from the harsh winter season.

To date, PennDOT has used 21,637 tons of patching material to repair state roads in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties since December 1, 2014, including 19,968 tons since March 9.

PennDOT enlarged its workforce in mid-April by activating general contractors to fix potholes and repair pavement damage on state roads in the five-county region. In addition, PennDOT crews and equipment from outside southeastern Pennsylvania will further assist in the pavement-repair operation.

The severe outbreak of potholes resulted from relentless, back-to-back winter seasons during which snow, ice and rain seeped into pavements, and temperatures swung above and below the freezing mark. Road repairs by PennDOT and contractor crews are contingent on the weather.