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From YouTube: Des Moines Public Works Update 2/2013

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Chuck Burrell of DM Public Works gives info on potholes

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Warm days during winter months often result in potholes due to the freeze-thaw cycle. The word pothole brings to mind the painful image of that round. Crater in the middle of the street, whose depth and sharp edge play havoc on your car's tires, steering and suspension system in public works.

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We consider any hole in the pavement that causes noticeable impact on your automobile and driving an area in need of repair when daytime temperatures melt, residue, snow and ice, the water penetrates cracks in the road surface when the water in the cracks and the sub base of the street freezes and when temperatures drop at night it expands and fractures. The pavement normal traffic dislodges the fractured materials resulting in a pothole, the Department of Public Works uses special asphalt material to patch wintertime potholes.

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If you identify the location of a pothole, please contact the City of Des Moines Public Works customer call center at 283 495 volts. Our goal is to repair reported potholes within two working days. Thank you.

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