(FOX40.COM) \u2014 The city of Sacramento recently completed a 49-day pothole blitz.<\/p>\n
FOX40 spoke with drivers across the city to gauge their reactions to this effort. Miya Delgado said she is all too familiar with the city\u2019s bumpy roads.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou hear a \u2018thunk,\u2019 and then I\u2019m like, \u2018Ah,\u2019 it hurts my car,\u201d she said. \u201cYeah. I just think it does damage to my car.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said it\u2019s a topic often on her mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cI drive a Nissan, so it\u2019s super low, and I was just actually just talking to my mom about that,\u201d Delgado said. \u201cWe were on the way here and I was like, \u2018You can feel every single thing,\u2019 especially a pothole.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s why the city of Sacramento\u2019s Department of Public Works spent the past couple of months cracking down on this problem.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all know that the roads are Swiss cheese,\u201d District 4 City Councilmember Phil Pluckebaum said. \u201cOur new city manager, Maraskeshia Smith, got here, took that feedback and right away, hit the ground \u2014 literally \u2014 filling those potholes as fast as you can.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Sacramento city leaders, crews used pavement condition data, resident service requests and district surveys to figure out which areas to target. Crews filled more than 7,700 potholes across Sacramento. District 4 saw the highest number of repairs with 1,981 potholes filled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe get a high volume of traffic here,\u201d Pluckebaum said. \u201cAnywhere that you have high volumes of heavy vehicles, the roads are going to get degraded faster.\u201d<\/p>\n
District 2 saw the second largest number filled with 1,597 repairs. District 1 had the fewest repairs with just 264.<\/p>\n
Pluckebaum said this is a step in the right direction, but he added that it\u2019s more of a Band-Aid to the problem as the city works toward a long-term solution.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best use would be to have a robust maintenance cycle such that we didn\u2019t have roads failing and a need for filling potholes,\u201d Pluckebaum said. \u201cIf we were touching our roads every 5 to 7 years and just doing a light coating \u2026 or some resealing, a lot of that maintenance wouldn\u2019t be required.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pluckebaum also discussed funding these types of projects.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we need to do now is pass the sales tax measure this fall, or something like it, such that we can do the kind of road maintenance that we would need to do,\u201d Pluckebaum said.<\/p>\n
Delgado said she has not noticed a significant difference in the roads yet, but she\u2019s happy this is a priority.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s great because I feel like our money should go into it, honestly,\u201d Delgado said. \u201cIt causes issues for my car and then I spend money on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
City officials said maintenance efforts will continue as part of Sacramento\u2019s infrastructure improvement program. People can still report potholes by calling 311.<\/p>\n
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