Chesapeake began the crack-sealing project last fall. Lundgren admitted that the final results aren't as pretty as resurfacing. Lundgren said another advantage of the crack repairs is that they are much faster than resurfacing. A small crew with two trucks can go through a neighborhood road in just a few hours. One truck has an air compressor, which is used to clean and dry the cracks.
Cars can drive over the repairs almost immediately.
Jay Birdsong doesn't mind the patches outside his Fentress-area home. Lundgren said the repairs are just one part of a road improvement contract the city has with contractor Henry Branscome. But Nozzarella isn't sure the city's plan is a good one.