General Road and Highway Discussion

[The85]

Hwy 8/401 sure is taking a beating this winter.  The potholes (craters!) are positively massive near Fairway.  I wonder how long before someone looses a wheel.

They were bad last year too. I complained to the MTO then and they were temporarily patched, and then the top layer of asphalt was milled and repaved last summer in the bad sections. Although hard to tell now, you can tell the areas where there has been spot repaving.

The main origin of this issue was they did some crack sealing with tar about two summers ago. To do this, the cracks have to be cut and opened to create a proper crevice to get tar seal in. This process however breaks into the surface layer of asphalt, which also lets water get in. They didn't do a good job of crack sealing, which rather than create potholes, the top layer of asphalt on Highway 8 is crumbling away in parts with the winter freezing.