Crews make temporary repairs to damaged surfaces by filling cracks with asphalt.
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Cracks will continue to deepen and can turn into potholes as cars drive over them. |
As asphalt patches wear away, tires can loosen chunks and throw them into other cars. |
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A portion of the underlying structure is exposed in this section of bridge on southbound I-5 in Bellingham. |
A repaired panel appears smooth next to a cracked and damaged portion of the highway. |
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To repair concrete panels, crews must dig out old, damaged panels and smooth the surface below before filling the gap with more concrete. |
This asphalt patch is followed by cracked, bumpy pavement on the northbound off-ramp at Iowa Street. The ramp will be smoothed and paved during work this summer. |
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Transitions on and off freeway bridges begin to settle over time as supports extending from beneath the bridge under the roadway begin to deteriorate. The result is a highway surface that no longer is level with the bridge deck, causing it to begin cracking. Work this summer includes replacing the supports extending from bridges. |
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