It was a rough morning commute for drivers in Montgomery County on Route 422. Drivers were dodging potholes; some were forced to abandon their cars with flat tires.
Devon Johnson, at Creamery Tire in Norriton Township, says they’ve had plenty of customers coming in with pothole problems.
“Today actually, we had somebody come with two holes blown into the sidewall of their tire and usually that’s from hitting something like a pothole,” Johnson said.
In Collegeville, cars were abandoned on the shoulder of the road, and PennDOT crews with heavy machinery were out repairing potholes Monday.
The bitter cold, snow, and ice recently had prevented crews from getting out until now.
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It’s the season where the roads open up and give drivers headaches: pothole season.
“The last couple days have been over 40 degrees so they’re able to use that hot mix and that’s a permanent solution,” said Robyn Briggs, PennDOT’s District 6 community relations coordinator.