KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Road and public works crews have started making permanent patches to the thousands of potholes that cropped up during a harsh winter on streets and highways across the metro area.
The city of Kansas City, Missouri, said its crews are working six days a week and have filled 35,000 potholes already this spring.
The Missouri and Kansas departments of transportation also have been hard at work, replacing temporary cold-patch fillings with permanent patches.
KDOT says they've used 700 tons of patch, which has taken 20,000 crew hours.
This year's roadwork is the most expensive on record and crews have had to fill an estimated four times more pot holes compared to last year.
State officials estimate more than $27 million dollars has been spent on materials and labor.
Kansas officials added that pothole repair is only part of the effort to make roads safe and smooth for drivers.
This spring and summer KDOT plans to repave Interstate 35 from 95th Street south to Sante Fe Street, K-ansas 10 from K-7 to the Johnson County/Douglas County line, multiple lanes of I-70, K-32, U.S. 69 and I-635.
