Nassau Rolling Out More Pothole Repair Crews Than Ever

NASSAU COUNTY, NY — Pothole season is here, and this year seems like it's particularly bad. In response, Nassau County is rolling out more pothole repair crews than previous years and is planning to repave hundreds of miles of roads.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran also outlined the roads that county crews will be focusing on next to repair massive amounts of potholes: Mill Road in Freeport, Nassau Road at the Southern State overpass in Roosevelt, DeMott Avenue in Baldwin, Main Street in Mineola, and Eastwood Road and Muttontown Road in Syosset-Muttontown.

"We truly believe that no pothole should fall through the cracks," said Curran. "If you see a pothole, please call our hotline. That's 516-571-6900."

Nassau County has purchased six more asphalt hot boxes, Curran said, which allows road crews to operate for longer and repair more potholes. The county now has 16 of the boxes, which are towed by county trucks to allow for easier pothole repair. The boxes keep asphalt hot while crews are driving. Hot asphalt makes for superior repairs to roadways. It also means crews can stay out longer without having to return to the county's asphalt plant to get more hot asphalt.

The county can only repair potholes on county-owned roads. However, the county has a website that can help residents figure out which municipality is responsible for which roads. Visit www.nassaucountyny.gov/myroads to find out who is responsible for the roads you drive. That municipality is responsible for filling potholes.

In addition to filling potholes, Curran said the county is committed to repaving 150 lane-miles of roads, which is a $35 million investment. Click here to see which roads are scheduled to be repaved this year.

"We're going to do [the repaving] with or without federal stimulus spending," Curran said. "The pandemic will not put the brakes on our progress."