KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Drivers could soon get some much-needed relief from the sport of pothole dodging.
The acting city manager of Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday gave the Public Works Department approval to pay workers overtime to fill potholes.
The KCMO Public Works crews will work eight-hour shifts on Saturdays and will begin working 10-hour days next week, for the month of March.
.@KCMOManager signs state of emergency for #pothole repair, effective immediately. This allows #KCMO #PublicWorks crews to devote overtime to patching potholes. Starting tomorrow, crews will work Saturdays and longer shifts during the week for the month of March. pic.twitter.com/MeZeve4dQM
— Kansas City, MO (@KCMO) February 28, 2020
The City Council is also looking at a city ordinance which, if passed, would pay $1.2 million to private contractors to help with pothole repairs.
On Wednesday, Public Works Director Sherri McIntyre told the council a "pothole emergency" should be declared to better allocate resources to the issue.
Earlier this month, Mayor Quinton Lucas said he hopes to hire a "pothole czar" who will oversee street improvement efforts.
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