COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Similar to last summer’s pothole “blitz” in Pueblo, officials in Colorado Springs plan to start a pothole “surge,” or saturation patrol, for a more aggressive response to patching potholes.
It’s a very, very big deal,” said Corey Farkas, the city’s manager for public works operations and maintenance.
The surge starts Tuesday and will continue for five weeks.
“Expect to see advancement, action, and improvement,” promised Mayor Yemi Mobolade, who’s following through with a campaign promise to devote more manpower and resources to pothole repairs.
Officials said that the surge will come in two operations; one is what Farkas describes as a “district pave strike team.”
“Our in-house crews are going to be out identifying (streets) that will not be targeted by 2C (the city’s annual expanded paving program), but are still riddled with potholes,” he explained. Crews are going to be doing maintenance paving on those roadways.”…