City of South Lake Tahoe crews working on numerous pothole repairs

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - With the record-breaking precipitation this winter season, the numerous freeze-thaw cycles are responsible for an unprecedented number of potholes on roads around the Lake Tahoe basin. With clear weather, South Lake Tahoe crews have been out on the City streets to strategically repair potholes.

“With the break in storms, this gives us the perfect opportunity to fill potholes along our City streets. Right now, our focus is the main arterial roadways. While we understand many other streets in the city are impacted, we ask for your patience as we assess all streets and prioritize pothole repairs based on need,” stated Anush Nejad, South Lake Tahoe's director of Public Works.

With further precipitation over the next several months, drivers will continue to see additional potholes including some deterioration of ones that have been fixed. Pothole repairs done during the winter or colder months are only a temporary fix due to using cold-mix asphalt. When temperatures increase and the materials are available, they will use a hot-mix asphalt which will extend the pothole repair for up to a year.

As a reminder, with rough road conditions, it is important to adjust your speed while driving to prevent damage to your vehicle. Please take it slow in work zones and give right-of-way to the City’s work crews. If possible, use an alternate route while work is being done and expect traffic delays during road maintenance. Pothole repairs will continue as weather permits throughout the season.

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