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<br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br />POTHOLE REpAIR POLICY <br /> <br />1. Introduction <br /> <br />The City ofCenterville believes it is in the best interest of the residents for the City to do <br />the maintenance of its City streets. An important part of street maintenance is the repair of <br />potholes. The City will repair potholes in a safe and cost effective manner, keeping in <br />mind safety, budget, personnel, and environmental concerns. The City will use City <br />employees, equipment and/or private contractors to provide this service. Pothole repair is <br />part of the City's overall pavement management program. <br /> <br />2. Application <br /> <br />This policy applies to City streets. It does not apply to other government's roads that go <br />through the City unless there is a specific agreement between the City and that other <br />government. <br /> <br />3. When will the City repair potholes? <br /> <br />The Public Works Director will decide when to conduct pothole repairs but repairs will <br />consist of two elements. Scheduling of staff to complete pothole repairs will be subject to <br />collective bargaining agreements currently in effect. <br /> <br />Crew repair <br />A crew will be assigned an area to inspect. It will repair any potholes it finds in that area. <br />Each street will be inspected at a minimum of once a year depending on available resources <br />and factors such as weather and other street work that needs to be done. The timing for the <br />repairs will also be based upon those factors. <br /> <br />Response to complaint or accident <br />A crew will be sent out to inspect any street when the City receives a complaint or notice of <br />an accident or damage involving a pothole. <br /> <br />4. Criteria for pothole repair <br /> <br />Not every imperfection in a street surface is necessarily considered to be a pothole in need <br />of repair. The general criteria for repair will be a pothole that is 2 inches or more deep and <br />over 5 inches in diameter. The Public Works Director or his designated employee will <br />have discretion to decide ifa condition is a pothole in need of repair. <br /> <br />5. How will potholes be repaired? <br />Potholes will be repaired temporarily during cold weather with a cold asphalt mix or other <br /> <br />C:\Documents and Settings\TBender.CENTERVD..LEMN\Desktop\Pothole Policy 2006v2.doc <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />~f <br />