POTHOLES: - CSIR

CHAPTER 6CONCLUSIONSBudget constraints reduce preventative road maintenance, with the prevalence of potholes likely toincrease significantly. Potholes are typically ’repaired’ by mostly unskilled or badly-trained teams on anad hoc basis, quite some time after formation, thus leading to additional deterioration. The patches areseldom sufficient to address the basic cause of the problem and this usually results in the need to return tothe site repeatedly for ongoing repairs.This document provides a procedure to identify the causes of the problems and summarises repairtechniques relevant to the specific type and cause of each problem. The aim is to minimise the needto return continually for additional repairs. A standard field rating form is provided to assist in theclassification of the type of pothole and associated repair requirements.42