ONEIDA COUNTY - During the summer, roadways in parts of Oneida County look a little odd. Many people are wonder why it looks like there's toilet paper on the roads. That's because it is in fact toilet paper people are finding on the roadways, one-ply to be exact.
The highway department is working on their crack-sealing operation. It's a process where they go and fill existing cracks in the roadways with a hot tar. Part of this process includes drilling into the pavement before the tar is laid.
"First thing we do is go through all the major cracks and router them out," said Oneida County Highway Commissioner Freeman Bennett. "Then we dry them and apply a tar at approximately 350 - 380 degrees. Between state and county roads this year, Oneida County will be crack sealing approximately 60 miles of road."
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