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EquipmentWorld.com | July 2016 65 Darrell Mobley, the county's director of public works and transportation. Other contributing factors, such as hot mix asphalt not being read- ily available, and crews having to respond to weather events, also led to the pilot program. "Our initial plan was to use this service in the winter, as it would be a more permanent repair," Mobley says. "We expanded the concept and assigned the infrared truck to loca- tions where there were numerous potholes in groups." Using the system provided by Pavement Corporation, the county has been able to repair between 17 and 21 potholes per day. "The time it takes to fill a pothole using the infrared process is comparable to the time needed to repair a pothole using the traditional pothole truck," he explains. "The differences in the process are methodology and type of material used." Mobley says the repairs are in good to fair condition, but that some made during the winter and in inclement weather have experienced some degradation around the edges. However, he says the county and the public have been overall pleased with the results. "The feedback from the public has been positive. With this meth- odology, squares are the end result of the repair. There have been a few complaints on the 'checkered' appearance of the road, but the infrared systems will be a methodol- ogy retained after the pilot program ends. However, how the system will be incorporated in our maintenance program for pothole repair has still not been determined." All-in-one SuperiorRoads Solutions in Regina, Saskatchewan, produces an all-in-one machine, the Python 5000, which can be run by one operator who stays in- side the equipment during the repair. Scott Yasinski, SuperiorRoads vice president of sales, says the original idea behind the machine was to Ashland, VA » Jacksonville, FL » Dallas, TX » Cincinnati, OH » Portland,OR » Sacramento, CA » Schenectady, NY » Leduc, AB We Keep Equipment Moving! Call me today, I'll be glad to help you! ~ Loc 800-365-7260 Order online anytime » depparts.com » Replacement UndeRcaRRiage Morooka ® , Bobcat ® , Gehl ® , Mustang ® , Takeuchi ® , CAT ® 279, 289 & 299 » the #1 Selling Rubber track Brand in america! » dep_AD Tracks_EquipWorld_7x4.5_Loc.indd 1 1/6/16 8:24 PM Untitled-28 1 1/20/16 1:17 PM Image: Al Covey, Virginia DOT A Virginia Department of Transportation contractor using a mobile spray pothole patcher on I-95 North in Richmond.