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The spring-like temperatures have melted a fair amount of the snow in and around Kenora, which in turn has begun exposing many potholes on roadways.
The City of Kenora is hard at work trying to fill in some of the more major potholes, but more and more keep popping up as temperatures begin to change.
Kenora Mayor, Dan Reynard says he is anticipating pothole complaints, which he says the city has a pothole hotline designed to field those complaints.
“If you actually want a pothole fixed I would encourage you to call that hotline as opposed to utilizing social media where we don’t monitor it and that’s not our process,” said Reynard.
When residents call the pothole reporting line they will need to provide their street name, street address, direction, and the type of pothole or other road deficiency.
Potholes form as moisture seeps in the pavement and sub-base, which then freezes, expands, and then thaws.
The ‘freeze, thaw’ cycle along with constant traffic weakens pavement, which in turn allows the pavement to crumble and form a pothole.
They can develop on a daily basis when temperatures begin to hover around zero degrees.
The city says they will fill potholes within a 12 to 48 hour period and are addressed on a priority and scheduling basis.
Pothole hazards are rated on the location of the hole, class of street, and degree of hazard for drivers.
If a pothole is located on a main road or priority route, it will be repaired quicker than others on a residential street or secondary road.