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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock Newt Staff Writer
Aside from the double-barreled blast of two late January snows, the generally moderate weather so far this winter has lessened that perennial bane of the late-winter motorist - potholes. Don Askew, resident engineer for the Rappahannock/Fauquier highway department residency, said that “we have some, but it’s not as bad so far as in years past.”
He attributed the favorable report to the fact that there has been no big freeze this winter. “The ground might be a little crusty on top, but it’s not frozen deep down.” He added that he can remember only one winter in the past 10 in which there has not been a mid-winter freeze which penetrated deep under ground. He said that even the bitter cold nights of the past week have not really frozen the ground very deep, speculating that the snow cover may have acted as an insulating blanket.
“The spring thaw is where the real problems come,” the engineer said. Once the weather begins to warm and the freeze/thaw cycle begins, the potholes become a real problem for both motorists and the highway department.
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