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Jul

20

Street Administration Declares Major Combat Operations Over In War On Potholes

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The city of Philadelphia has been dealing with this problem for a while. It’s been a scourge on our city, it’s led to several million editorials and columns from the local newspapers and we’ve been praying for help from the state so that the problem could finally end.

We’re talking, of course, about the scourge of potholes.

But fear not! The Streets department has declared that, indeed, we’re winning the war:

The Street administration is declaring victory in its war, begun last April, on potholes.

In April, the Streets Department launched a 100-day assault on potholes, dubbed “Operation Smooth Streets.” That effort comes to a close on Friday.

Streets commissioner Clarena Tolson says they have worked through a huge backlog of potholes and now have a one-day turnaround on filling the holes:

“We’ve cleared out our backlog of potholes by repairing over 13,490 potholes. And of them, over 83 percent were done within one day.”

Yes! Now, guys, about that other thing…

Street Administration Pleased With Pothole-Filling Progress [KYW 1060]
 
dmac | 10:26 AM | 2 Comments
John Street, Potholes, Roads
 
  1. 14th Windiest State Says: Jul 20 11:33 AM

    This ties in nicely with Phil Goldsmith likening the city to Israel, Lebanon and Afghanistan yesterday and the Inquirer doing it with Iraq today.

  2. Raul Garcia Says: Jul 26 11:15 AM

    Here is an interesting piece of information that I have gathered through the Latino Grapevine in Dallas. There is a new amazing pothole filler that anyone can use (no special expertise is needed), that will revolutionize road and parking lot repairs. Why is this big news? Because its political ramifications and games being played by Government officials at all levels (City, State, and Federal). Michael Gonzalez (a key business figure in Dallas) claims that this pothole filler offered by a company in Dallas called CRC) can create as many as 6,000 new jobs for latinos by next Spring. This is good (if it’s true) for the Latin community and it will solve our pothole problems in the State of Texas. Michael Gonzalez claims he can pick up a phone to Governor Schwarzenegger and that he and his aunt personally know George W. Bush. He also claims they know all the candidates running for Texas Governor.
    Michael Gonzalez is very influential in the local Latino community and has connections with the League of United Latin American Citizens, and the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. I advise you to visit CRC’s website for more information: http://www.chemical-resource.com

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