Burlington County maintains 508 miles of roads, equaling over 1,000 lane miles. Since December, road crews have used approximately 14,000 tons of salt and over 100 tons of patch material, including hot asph
The Board of Chosen Freeholders has approved a three-point countywide emergency pothole mitigation plan, Burlington County Freeholder Director Leah Arter Monday.
”As the traveling public has observed, the effects of the severe winter have taken a devastating toll on roads statewide and Burlington County is no exception,” said Director Arter in a county press release. “Our road crews have been working tirelessly this winter season, having already combated 15 winter storms and having filled over 750 reported potholes since December
”Still there remains an enormous amount of repair work to be done throughout the County, and this comprehensive three point plan will go a long way in allowing us to most effectively improve road conditions,” Director Arter said.
In the first point of the plan, Director Arter has tasked a team of county employees led by County Engineer Joe Brickley to oversee and implement an aggressive countywide pothole repair effort.
The county team will identify significant problem areas and manage repair operations to ensure that road conditions are improved as promptly as is possible.
One of the team’s objectives is to improve and streamline the system for reporting potholes and damaged road conditions. To this end, a Burlington County pothole hotline has been established and can be reached at 609-265-5021.
For the second point of the mitigation plan, the Board of Chosen Freeholders authorized a shared services agreement with the Burlington County Bridge Commission, allowing for the utilization of their emergency repair contractor, AP Construction.
AP Construction will be responsible for the milling and paving of areas in which the damage extends beyond the capability for patching and will do sub base repair on roads with more significant damage.
Finally, in an effort to address the widespread pothole issues and to prevent further degradation of existing potholes, the Board of Chosen Freeholders has approved an additional shared services program to offer free pothole mitigation materials, known as “cold patch,” to municipalities willing to assist with the filling of potholes.
”While we at the county will continue to aggressively address and improve road conditions, we have found that an ‘all hands on deck’ approach in collaboration with our municipalities and the bridge commission has been effective in best serving our residents and repairing these issues as quickly as possible,” said Freeholder Deputy Director Joe Howarth.
Burlington County maintains 508 miles of roads, equaling over 1,000 lane miles. Since December, road crews have used approximately 14,000 tons of salt and over 100 tons of patch material, including hot asphalt, according to county officials.

