Potholes are blooming as fast as spring flowers.
Though the weather is dry, the damage is already done from relentless storm water seepage that has become potholes.
"With the amount of freeways that need repair and our constant efforts trying to keep them up, sometimes our maintenance crews can be strung a little bit short" said Caltrans spokesperson Bart Ney.Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking an issue that has plagued the city of Los Angeles into his own hands. The former California Governor broke out a shovel to fill potholes in the SoCal neighborhood.
Though the state owns only 15% of the roadways, mostly major ones, they carry 50% of all traffic. But, towns and counties own 80% of California's paved roads, where the biggest problems are.Gov.
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