‘Pothole Killer’ Isn’t Coming To Columbus This Winter
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Potholes. It can take road crews days to fix and fill them, but new technology could speed up the process.
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Potholes. It can take road crews days to fix and fill them, but new technology could speed up the process.
NBC 4’s Candice Lee reported with the FAST FACTS.
The Pothole Killer is a one-operator truck that can fill a pothole in less than two minutes and keep a pothole filled for years.
Unlike typical cold patches, the killer’s warm patches are sealed off with a barrier coating made from recycled tires.
Patch Management, Inc. said the patch can last for years and can be driven on right away—with only a small amount transferring to passing vehicles.
“These patches last an average of 48 months. We have patches 13 years to date still holding,” Patch Management, Inc. CEO Scott Kleiger said.
Can the city of Columbus afford one, though?
Most cities can’t justify spending $250,000 to buy a pothole killer so the company only offers leases.
A lease could cost the city between $7,000 to $10,000 per month.
NBC 4 spoke to Rick Tilton with city’s Public Service Department.
Tilton said residents shouldn’t expect to see the killer on the city’s road this winter.
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Reader Reactions
I wish someone would come fix the potholes in my apartment complex, since management is too lazy to do it.
I think Columbus should get one ASAP. I get tired of trying to dodge the pot holes. many I have known to be there for a long time.
There’s not enough information to make a decision. NBC convienently leaves out the cost to the city to fill each hole with manpower.
Assuming that it would take one minute to drive to each new pothole to fill and that the machine runs 24 hours per day, and the city worker operating the truck is paid $15 per hour, it would cost $1.42 per hole for a total of 14,880 holes in a month. A city crew of 4 at $15 per hour at the same rate (note that the aricle implies that it takes much longer than this), for the same amount of work it would cost $44640, or $3 per hole. Based on this rough calculation, I’d like to see it put to work.
Gee, I’m glad that my extra tax dollars aren’t going to fund THAT waste of money! And yes, for those that can’t tell, that was sarcasm.
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