Patch Management, Inc. Says Potholes Already Forming After Record Snowfall

FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa.--Potholes, a problem usually reserved for late winter and spring has arrived early thanks to this month’s snowfall. The snow and ice that covered local roads is gone now but it has left behind extensive road damage, including those wheel-jarring craters.

“We’re urging city and county leaders in the area to prevent countless car repairs by having their potholes filled now instead of waiting until spring.”

Though road repair has long been considered a warm weather job, new patented technology used by the local “Pothole Killers” allows their trucks to fill potholes in mid-winter and repair bad roads immediately.

“If you haven’t hit a pothole yet you will soon,” said Patch Management Incorporated CEO Lew Tarlini. “We’re urging city and county leaders in the area to prevent countless car repairs by having their potholes filled now instead of waiting until spring.”

Potholes form because asphalt road surfaces eventually crack under the heat of the day and the constant stresses of traffic. These cracks allow snow and rainwater to seep into the underlying dirt and gravel.

During cold nights, this water freezes and expands. Some of the dirt and gravel is pushed out as a result, leaving a hole when the water eventually melts. Drivers continue to drive over these unseen holes, putting even more stress on the thin asphalt layer covering them. Eventually, the asphalt layer over these divots collapses, creating the traffic hazards we call potholes.

Patch Management, Inc.’s PK2000 equipment, nicknamed The Pothole Killer, is uniquely suited to fight damaged roads when they are at their worst – following inclement weather in the winter months. The spray patching system used by the Pothole Killer allows it to repair roads damaged by snow and ice quickly, effectively, and under any circumstances.

The Patch Management system uses only one crewmember, who never needs to leave the truck to fill a pothole and complete a job. Instead, the operator points the vehicle’s nozzle at the pothole and sprays in a warm substance to fill the hole which is then topped off by a barrier coating made from recycled tires. This method is particularly effective when snow and ice goes unplowed on side streets, creating potholes that normal crews would have a difficult time fixing.

This method also reduces the side effects of patching a pothole, including dangerous situations for workers exposed on the side of the road and traffic jams that occur when road crews take up multiple lanes on busy roads.

“There is simply no reason for any municipality that cares about the environment – or cost effectiveness for that matter – to use an antiquated, polluting system to fill potholes,” said Pothole Killers president Craig Baclit.

Those who have called on the services of the “Pothole Killers,” like the city of New Orleans, Niagara Falls, N.Y., Bensalem Township, PA, PennDot and SEPTA have enjoyed significantly lower costs, elimination of road closings, and dramatically reduced environmental impact.

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