Ice puts dent in Oklahoma City commute

 
BY PAUL MONIES | Modified: February 9, 2009 at 11:20 am | Published: February 8, 2009   

The ice may be gone, but it left behind the curse of drivers everywhere — more potholes.

"Water’s the enemy,” said Tim Ishmael, unit operations supervisor for Oklahoma City’s Street Maintenance division. "The freeze-thaw cycle causes most of these potholes out there now.”

photo - A car avoids a large pothole on SW 9 near Western Avenue on Thursday morning.  PHOTO BY Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
A car avoids a large pothole on SW 9 near Western Avenue on Thursday morning. PHOTO BY Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman

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Feb 8In 2008, over 80,000 potholes were repaired by Oklahoma...

Ishmael estimates about 8,000 potholes a month are patched along the 13,000 lane miles in Oklahoma City.

It’s not just nature. Other factors, such as water line ruptures, heavy...
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