The Tennessee Department of Transportation said in an update Tuesday that it has patched 50% more pothole in January 2024 than it did during the previous two Januaries.
Potholes — some as big as ‘craters’ — are Tennessee’s next winter weather hazard
Drivers in Nashville may be sighing with relief as temperatures thaw and residential streets are no longer ice rinks. But there are other — ahem — bumps in the road. As the ice melts, Nashville is beginning to see some new Olympic-size potholes in its roads and highways.
Cheap asphalt and a wet winter led to a pothole-palooza in Nashville
You’re not imagining it. Middle Tennessee roads had a lot more potholes this winter following numerous freeze-thaw cycles — and heavy precipitation.