As potholes take over Augusta, what’s the city doing about them?

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Potholes are throughout Augusta, however what are metropolis leaders doing about them?

Not solely are they irritating, however they’ll trigger injury to your automotive should you dwell in an space that wants some severe highway paving. And you might not get reimbursed for the injury, as a result of there are a number of standards for whether or not town is answerable for automotive injury.

We met with Augusta Engineering Director Hameed Malik, who gave us some solutions to key questions.

He says you may file a pothole grievance by dialing 311. When that occurs, the grievance goes straight to engineering, and employees attempt to fill the opening inside 24 hours. Generally, although, it’s an even bigger drawback that may take extra time and extra money to repair.

A typical pothole prices $300-$500 to fill, together with labor and supplies.

Final 12 months, town crammed 1,337 potholes. This 12 months in January alone, employees crammed 127.

Funding for highway repairs and potholes all comes from SPLOST. The quantity allotted varies by the 12 months, however this 12 months’s allocation is $5 million to $6 million.

Individuals informed us the issue is very unhealthy on Wrightsboro, Lumpkin, and Hephzibah-McBean roads. However Malik says no less than for Wrightboro Highway, the issue runs deeper.

He says the repairs will take loads longer and price much more.

Vickie Richeson has lived on Hephzibah-McBean Highway for the previous three years. She says up till just a few days in the past, the highway was flooded with potholes.

Even now that they’ve been crammed, she worries they’ll proceed to be an issue.

“After they’re sporting down, the nice pavement is harassed. Ultimately there’s gonna be a trough there, and I’m fearful any person’s gonna flip their automotive in it,” she mentioned.

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