A large chunk of California’s 54-cent gasoline tax along with local tax measures goes toward battling the constant backlog of roadway maintenance and repairs.
Bay Area drivers have long dealt with brain-rattling potholes, and a large chunk of California’s 54-cent gasoline tax along with local tax measures goes toward battling the constant backlog of roadway maintenance and repairs. In San Jose, the stretch of 101 near Interstate 880 is affectionately dubbedBut heavy rainfall can make the Bay Area pothole problem far worse, said John Harvey, who heads theat UC Davis.
The first step in the repair is spraying it with a thin layer of substrate asphalt that acts as an adhesive, said Harvey. The City of San Jose, which he praised as a state leader in pavement repairs, uses a special “performance patch mix” and “spray injection patch truck” that allow repairs in wet weather.
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