State work crews patched about 43,000 potholes from Jan. 10 to Feb. 3.

This was a rough estimate during the Department of Transportation’s heavily promoted “Pothole Blitz.” 

DOT head Christy Hall noted the total number was an estimate “based on a calculation” by DOT’s engineering division.

Hall said filling potholes during “wet weather or winter months,” is “intended to be a temporary repair.” 

She said roads with more than 20% in need of patching are classified for reconstruction “from the foundation up.”

The state raised gas taxes in July 2017 by 12 cents a gallon over 6 years, and increased other vehicle taxes.

DOT has said that:

• More than 80% of the state’s 42,000 miles of roads needs to be resurfaced or rebuilt.
• 465 out of 750 “structurally deficient” bridges must be replaced.

DOT officials have said they plan to spend  more than a third of gas-tax-hike money through 2027 on interstates.

The Nerve submitted a state Freedom of Information Act request for a county breakdown of citizen requests during the Pothole Blitz, the number of potholes filled and the total cost.

No records have been provided yet.