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Alligator cracking consists of a series of interconnecting cracks caused by fatigue or failure of the asphalt surface under repeated traffic.

This defect cannot be repaired with patching.

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Asphalt damage on a Bridge Deck may take longer to repair depending on the location of the defect.  Patching around expansion joints on a Bridge is a more difficult process than patching a pothole.

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Broken asphalt is mainly caused from the freeze and thaw cycles.  In some cases, they shift and collapse from lack of water draining.

Distortions are usually caused by corrugations, bumps, sags, and shoving.  They are localized abrupt upward or downward displacements in the pavement surface.  This defect cannot be repaired with patching.

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Gravel roads typically form ruts which need to be smoothed out with a grader.  Potholes in gravel roads can be graded out if minor, but the larger ones must be filled with gravel.  Grading of gravel roads is also weather permitting and will not be repaired within 14 business days.

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Longitudinal cracks are parallel to the pavement’s centerline or lay-down direction.  They may be adjacent to the pavement edge.

Transverse cracks extend across the pavement at approximately right angles to the pavement centerline.  

These defects cannot be repaired with patching.

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The manhole depicted here has had a structural defect or repair work performed, which resulted in the surrounding asphalt being cut out.  When repairing manhole issues, the asphalt is often cut out in a square or rectangular shape.  The work is completed and then there is an asphalt patch placed around the manhole and out to the cut edges of the existing asphalt.

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Pothole formation is always associated with asphalt fatigue damage.  High severity potholes will most commonly appear in late Winter or early Spring, depending upon weather conditions such as after a series of freeze-thaw cycles.  Asphalt defects measuring less than 30 mm are not considered an immediate hazard and will not be repaired within 14 business days.

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A rut is a surface depression in the wheel paths.  Rutting stems from a permanent deformation in any of the pavement layers or sub-grade.

This defect cannot be repaired with patching.

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A hole on the shoulder of the road could be caused by improper drainage.  The pooling of water mixed with the freeze and thaws during the winter months causes the asphalt and shoulder material to deteriorate, thus resulting in a hole which catches water flowing from the street.

In order to repair this, the shoulder may need to be graded or an asphalt swale could be installed to divert the flow of water away from the asphalt.

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A sinkhole can be a depression in the road or in some cases where the pavement has given way (as in this photo),  caused by water moving underground or as a result of a break in the sewer/water system. 

Sinkholes tend to be very deep and the street appears to have collapsed.  This defect may take much longer than a pothole to repair as there may be a defect in the underlying sewer/water lines which would need to be repaired prior to patching with asphalt.

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A utility or street cut is a section of asphalt cut out in order to install/repair underground utility infrastructure and it is repaved after the work is complete.

A defect with a previously patched utility or street cut may not be completed within 14 business days.  Often these cuts will settle after being patched which causes a dip in the street.  In some cases, the Contractor responsible for the original street cut must be contacted to return and repair the defect. 

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Weathering and raveling are the wearing away of the pavement surface caused by the loss of asphalt or tar binder and dislodging aggregate particles. 

This defect cannot be repaired with patching.