PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Winter includes many things: cold, snow and potholes.
With the Pittsburgh area finished with a freeze-thaw cycle, the potholes are starting to pop up.
McKnight Road sees thousands of drivers a day, and drivers are dodging potholes. PennDOT said its crews are patching holes, as well as finding new ones.
“You’re almost at the mercy of the pothole and the weather,” PennDOT District 11 Assistant District Executive Lori Musto said.
The brief resemblance of winter followed by the thaw and subsequent rain has made some potholes pop up like unwanted weeds. The rain made it a challenge for crews because it could ruin the repairs.
“It’s just a challenge with all the other work we’re doing. We’re still working on cleaning up the 10th Street Bypass,” Musto said.
For road crews at the municipal level, like Cranberry Township, they are in the same boat. While they haven’t seen as many yet, they still have their crew out patching what they come across.