Commercial pothole repair should protect traffic today—and address the cause where possible.

Potholes can create trip risks, vehicle damage, drainage problems, and disruption for customers, tenants, deliveries, and employees. A useful repair plan distinguishes urgent hazard control from work intended to last.

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Planning sequence

Four areas to define clearly

Control immediate hazards

Mark or restrict unsafe areas when appropriate, document pothole locations and dimensions, and protect pedestrian, accessible, delivery, and emergency routes.

Identify why the pavement failed

Ask the contractor to examine drainage, standing water, failed base, pavement thickness, joints, utility cuts, snowplow damage, traffic loads, and freeze-thaw exposure.

Define the repair depth and limits

Clarify whether the proposal is a temporary patch, partial-depth repair, full-depth removal and replacement, or part of a broader resurfacing or reconstruction plan.

Plan work around the property

Coordinate traffic control, business access, tenant communication, weather, compaction, cooling or cure time, cleanup, markings, and reopening.

Proposal checklist

Questions before awarding the work

1Which potholes need immediate safety attention, and how should the area be controlled before work begins?
2What visible conditions or investigation support the proposed repair depth?
3Will failed base, trapped water, drainage, loose edges, or utility settlement be corrected?
4Which materials, thicknesses, lifts, compaction, joints, and edge treatments are included?
5How will customers, tenants, deliveries, accessible routes, and emergency access be maintained?
6Is the work temporary or long-term, and what warranty, exclusions, maintenance, and future paving should be expected?

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Share the site, condition, and project timing.

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