Most of us are pretty happy to see spring arrive, but drivers are less than pleased with the number of vehicle-damaging potholes.
Huron County Engineer Steve Lund said potholes are the result of water getting into cracks in the asphalt and freezing in the winter. When the ice starts to melt underneath the pavement, that causes the pavement to collapse and create a pothole.
Lund said Huron County has decided to start applying a surface treatment to some roads this fall.
"The surface treatments are to seal the cracks in the pavement to prevent the water from entering into the pavement structure, so it's usually a five to seven-year fix. It just helps extend the life until we can do a proper pavement rehabilitation."
And the apparent buckling of the pavement in some places is also winter's fault.
"Frost heaving is based on the soil conditions underneath," said Lund. "You can get frost in the soil underneath and causes what feels like a wavy action, but it's actually not the pavement structure, it's the soil underneath."
