Politics & Government
Morris County Begins Pothole-Filling Project
Freeholders increase funding to repair roadways, more equipment purchased to fill holes.
Morris County's Roads, Bridges and Shade Tree Division has deployed six crews to locate and fill potholes along the county's 300 miles of roadways.
The Morris County Freeholders have added $75,000 to the 2014 capital budget for the purchase of three additional hot boxes, doubling the county's fleet.
A Hot Box keeps the asphalt used to fill a pothole heated at the right temperature to most effectively repair the roadway.
The county advises residents who encounter a pothole on a county road to report it via e-mail to PlanningPublicWorks@co.morris.nj.us or to call 973-285-6763.
The county’s pothole repair campaign is part of the Freeholder Board’s 2014 capital budget, which contains $775,900 in additional funding than last year for road repairs.
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The freeholders increased county spending for road repaving from the 2013 level of $1.4 million to $2.2 million. Another $3.9 million will be coming from the state and $1.16 million will come from the federal government.
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