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potholes

Potholes from last month’s major winter storm are still causing problems on Tennessee roads

Miriam Kramer

February 13, 2024

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.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: potholes, TDOT, transportation

Potholes — some as big as ‘craters’ — are Tennessee’s next winter weather hazard

Char Daston

January 23, 2024

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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.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: NDOT, potholes, TDOT

Cheap asphalt and a wet winter led to a pothole-palooza in Nashville

Caroline Eggers

March 25, 2022

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You’re not imagining it. Middle Tennessee roads had a lot more potholes this winter following numerous freeze-thaw cycles — and heavy precipitation.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, potholes, severe weather, Weather

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