How to push the City to fix Terrace roads

A Troy road crew at work. / photo provided

Worn-out road surfaces are obvious on The Terrace. 

Thanks to the persistent intercession of Susan McCabe in the past two years, we've been able to get some temporary patchwork from the City. But, that's less than needed overall.

Luckily, under new Mayor Carmella Mantello and her Quality of Life Action Task Force that is a centerpiece of her administration we may be able to get even better results.

Today March 18) marked the beginning of her Troy's Operation Pothole (TOP) initiative to proactively address the post-winter potholes throughout the city. The TOP team was out in full force early this morning to beginning a city-wide bounty on potholes. 

As explained by Mantello, "Each team is driving up and down the city streets, locating potholes and large cracks along the way. For the next month, two crews will be out each day, blowing debris out of existing holes and filling them with hot asphalt. 

“We are going street by street, and alley by alley,” Mantello said. “This is another piece of our Quality of Life Action Task Force. Thank you to our wonderful crews for addressing this issue and we request residents' patience as we continue working toward a better Troy.” 

The paving schedule will be announced in the near future. Meanwhile, residents are encouraged to report potholes through the city website. 

That said, the THCA is encouraging residents to use that mechanism to report the need for pothole repairs on Hyland Drive and Hyland Circle, the two city streets on The Terrace. The more we can push this, the better our chances for repairs.

"While the issue may not be addressed immediately," Mantello said, "Operation Pothole intends to fill every crack and crevice throughout Troy."

Let's take advantage of that pledge.

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