HUDSON VALLEY- After one of the coldest winters in recent memory left roads battered across New York, state transportation crews spent April in an aggressive campaign to repair potholes and resurface highways.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced this week that crews from the New York State Department of Transportation filled more than 250,000 potholes statewide during April, far surpassing the administration’s original goal of 175,000 repairs.

The statewide effort included more than 215 DOT crews working across New York to repair damaged pavement and lay fresh asphalt.  In total, workers placed more than 120,000 tons of asphalt on state highways during the month.

“Smoother roads improve the quality of life for millions of New Yorkers,” Hochul said.  “Whether we are filling potholes or repaving roads, make no mistake:  if you are a pothole, your days are numbered.”

State officials said the severe winter weather created widespread road damage as snow and ice repeatedly froze and thawed, causing pavement to crack and deteriorate.

The repair campaign also drew a sharp increase in public participation.  Calls to the state’s pothole hotline,1-800-POTHOLE, more than doubled compared to the same period last year.  From January 1 through April 15, the hotline received 5,322 calls, up from 2,263 during the same timeframe in 2025.