Potholes are such a big problem in Hinds County that crews have a hard time keeping up.According to public works Director Charles Sims, crews filled 3,700 potholes last month alone from small towns like Bolton and Utica, and even in the city of Jackson.”The way this weather has been, the potholes are just back-to-back-to-back-to-back because the subgrade on the roads is pretty bad already,” Sims said.Noah Johnson Road outside Clinton is in such bad shape that Laura Gray said she’s forced to drive her grandkids to the end of the street every day to catch the school bus.Douglas Jenkins said it’s the same problem on England Road, where he’s lived for the past two decades.”It’s terrible. The school bus comes through and a lot of times they can’t get through, especially down on that end, when they’re turning around on the other end because it’s so bad, they get stuck,” Jenkins said. WAPT News found a huge pothole on South Norrell Road near Saint Thomas Head Start in Supervisor David Archie’s district. He said he wants the potholes patched as soon as possible. Sims said some repairs will take much longer if busted water and sewer lines aren’t fixed first.”When you’ve got water and sewer messing up the subgrade causing the potholes, you’re just left at the mercy of other companies, so you do what you can,” Sims said.The Mississippi Blues Marathon is Saturday in Jackson. Race organizers asked the county Tuesday to fill several potholes before the race kicks off this weekend.
Potholes are such a big problem in Hinds County that crews have a hard time keeping up.
According to public works Director Charles Sims, crews filled 3,700 potholes last month alone from small towns like Bolton and Utica, and even in the city of Jackson.
“The way this weather has been, the potholes are just back-to-back-to-back-to-back because the subgrade on the roads is pretty bad already,” Sims said.
Noah Johnson Road outside Clinton is in such bad shape that Laura Gray said she’s forced to drive her grandkids to the end of the street every day to catch the school bus.
Douglas Jenkins said it’s the same problem on England Road, where he’s lived for the past two decades.
“It’s terrible. The school bus comes through and a lot of times they can’t get through, especially down on that end, when they’re turning around on the other end because it’s so bad, they get stuck,” Jenkins said.
WAPT News found a huge pothole on South Norrell Road near Saint Thomas Head Start in Supervisor David Archie’s district. He said he wants the potholes patched as soon as possible.
Sims said some repairs will take much longer if busted water and sewer lines aren’t fixed first.
“When you’ve got water and sewer messing up the subgrade causing the potholes, you’re just left at the mercy of other companies, so you do what you can,” Sims said.
The Mississippi Blues Marathon is Saturday in Jackson. Race organizers asked the county Tuesday to fill several potholes before the race kicks off this weekend.
