Quick Road Pothole Repairs in Daly City

It is possible for a couple of persons to fix potholes in a hurry.  See the adjacent picture.  First the hole is cleaned up of loose mud and gravel.  Then assuming it is dry, the 'cold patch' mix is poured into the hole and leveled out uniformly.  

It must be understood that the 'cold patch' is a bituminized fine gravel available in plastic bags of about 10Kg each.  See the bags in the foreground of the picture.  After the leveling is done and the loose gravel around is cleaned up, the whole is patted into place with a flat plate.  The man bent over is holding one in his left hand.  Next, a motorized compactor is run over the entire area of the patch for ten minutes. Particular attention is paid to the edges to seal them to the existing road surface.  Note, no road roller is needed.  Notice, all the materials and the compactor are brought to the site in a small van and the two workers clean up and leave in 30 minutes.  

I was impressed with the quick clean job done in a professional manner by a pair of workers.  Maybe MCGM should invest in this set up for each Administrative Ward in the city and suburbs.  The Corporator funds could be used for funding such a project since it will bring relief to millions of citizens of Mumbai.  This decentralized approach will give better control to the various Wards in the city.  There will be no need for hundreds of Crores of Rupees of contracts given to centralized contractors who are unable to deliver in quality and time, and not accountable to the local citizens.  Such centralized contracts should be reserved for main roads, highways and serious street faults.  Lack of such simple solutions for the regular monsoon pothole issue is causing a dis-connect between the citizens and the muni administration.  Jai Hind!