RICHMOND—
Removing snow and ice from the ground will take some muscle if you're doing it by hand.It's been collecting for weeks. And after plows have done the same thing to roadways, drivers may have to keep their hands on the wheel and muscle through through some nasty potholes.
"Fill them in or at least give some warning," said driver Robert Edgeworth
VDOT officials are warning morning commuters to expect potholes and to slow down. They say many primary roads look completely clear and they expect drivers will go their normal speed. But that could cause some serious damage over top of a deep and widening.
"Sometimes you just can't see them when you come up on them and there's nothing you can do," said Edgeworth.
Cab Driver Daniel Eya has been braving the roadways and avoiding the potholes all weekend. He says conditions are looking pretty good...but driving slowly is essential.
"We give ourselves thirty minutes sometimes an hour to go from place to places," said Eya.
He says while the highways are now clear, there's still some work to be done on the secondary streets.
"The main roads are ok but the side roads you have to struggle to go by," said Eya.
But some drivers say despite a struggle to steer straight away from those pesky potholes...the outlook is better this week than last.
"I think they're going to see a lot fewer problems than they did last Monday," said driver Brandy Singleton.
VDOT wants drivers to be alert and use caution because though roads may be clear they still got some hazards just below the surface.
