Houlton turns to Yankee ingenuity to keep pothole patches in place longer
Houlton Public Works crews are working to repair the winter damage to town roads. These potholes are along Joseph Street. Credit: Courtesy of Kathleen Tomaselli
HOULTON, Maine — There are so many potholes on Houlton roadways that its public works department is going through 12 to 15 tons — from four to five truckloads — of hot asphalt a day to patch them.
To make the patches last longer, Public Works Director Chris Stewart thought rolling over hot asphalt mix after it was in the hole might pack it in better. But when he called around to find a roller to fit the front of the town’s sidewalk tractor, he discovered no one sells equipment that fits it.
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