And few appear prepared to spend the money necessary to ensure what they shovel into the car-crippling craters lasts until longer-term road repairs can be performed, says engineer Dave Hein. Montreal reported filling roughly 122,000 road cavities last year. Municipalities can do a better job filling potholes by properly training their employees — and giving them a little extra time to do the work, he said. “It’s the execution of the work.”Regardless, hole repairs will only last anywhere from a few days to a year. “Social media is blowing things way out of proportion,” because municipal politicians over-react to posts about potholes, Hein explained.

Source: National Post January 12, 2019 09:02 UTC