City of Fresno working to fix road damage as crews prepare for another storm later this week

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- After astir a week of rainfall successful the Central Valley, Fresno's nationalist works crews are clearing the city's streets portion preparing for much atrocious upwind aboriginal this week.

City officials said by noon Tuesday, they had already gotten 40 calls reporting roadworthy hazards.

"We're retired blitzing today. We're putting each assets disposable to get these potholes filled and truly decorativeness the tempest cleanup," said Brian Russell, the city's Assistant Director of Public Works.

Russell said connected apical of filling potholes, his crews enactment to wide the streets of immoderate leaves oregon debris and trim trees to debar much leaves from falling. The section is moving connected each of this astir the timepiece arsenic the country braces for much rainfall Thursday into Friday.

Officials are asking drivers to dilatory down successful areas wherever crews are working, to assistance determination things on faster and support the workers and different drivers safe. It besides helps crews place problems aboriginal and woody with them much efficiently, arsenic Fresno teams tackle 1,800 miles of roadworthy unsocial successful the city.

"As the crow flies, that's from present to Nashville, Tennessee," said Russell.

Aside from practicing safer driving, Russell said the nationalist tin assistance successful different ways, too. City residents tin study immoderate hazards by calling 311, oregon anyone tin download the FresGo app to study there.