NewsChannel 3 found a pothole every two feet on Interstate 264 and Ballentine Boulevard.
Now VDOT is bringing in more heavy equipment to fix all of the holes.
Today crews were working on Interstate 64 and Interstate 264 filling the holes. But VDOT admits these fills are only temporary.
"We are really at a disadvantage in the winter time - we can only do pothole patching of temporary potholes mix. We can't do a paving operation when it's below 50 degrees," said Lauren Hansen, VDOT.
NewsChannel 3 is finding that many of the new patches are crumbling.
Crews filled the potholes on the Northampton Boulevard on-ramp last Thursday, but today the potholes are back.
"These temporary potholes have come up and we've had to continuously repair the same section of roadway over and over again," Hansen said.
Taxpayers have questioned how much it will cost for VDOT to fill and refill all of the potholes. The answer? Nothing.
VDOT says it pays a flat rate every year to maintain the interstates: $6.4 million on the Southside and $4.4 million on the Peninsula.
"We do not pay more if they fill one pothole or a hundred potholes, it's the same cost to taxpayers," Hansen added.
It may not cost any more money, but it will cost some time in traffic while drivers wait for pothole crews to fill all the holes.
The potholes are so bad in some areas that many people are wondering why VDOT doesn't just replace the roads.
VDOT officials say it is currently too cold to repave the roads. They say when it warms up repaving may not be an option because there is no money to do so.
Now VDOT is bringing in more heavy equipment to fix all of the holes.
Today crews were working on Interstate 64 and Interstate 264 filling the holes. But VDOT admits these fills are only temporary.
"We are really at a disadvantage in the winter time - we can only do pothole patching of temporary potholes mix. We can't do a paving operation when it's below 50 degrees," said Lauren Hansen, VDOT.
NewsChannel 3 is finding that many of the new patches are crumbling.
Crews filled the potholes on the Northampton Boulevard on-ramp last Thursday, but today the potholes are back.
"These temporary potholes have come up and we've had to continuously repair the same section of roadway over and over again," Hansen said.
Taxpayers have questioned how much it will cost for VDOT to fill and refill all of the potholes. The answer? Nothing.
VDOT says it pays a flat rate every year to maintain the interstates: $6.4 million on the Southside and $4.4 million on the Peninsula.
"We do not pay more if they fill one pothole or a hundred potholes, it's the same cost to taxpayers," Hansen added.
It may not cost any more money, but it will cost some time in traffic while drivers wait for pothole crews to fill all the holes.
The potholes are so bad in some areas that many people are wondering why VDOT doesn't just replace the roads.
VDOT officials say it is currently too cold to repave the roads. They say when it warms up repaving may not be an option because there is no money to do so.
