# Does any other city have potholes like this?

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**Created:** [March 31, 2012, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-other-city-have-potholes-like-this/617359 "2012-03-31T06:11:34Z")\
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Houston used to be infamous for its potholes, back in the 70s and 80s, but I suppose they’ve gotten better at pre-concrete/asphalt prep work, because there don’t really seem to be an undue number of potholes anymore.

A lot of it had to do with clay soil that expanded and contracted with seasonal variations in moisture, I think. Kind of like freeze/thaw I suppose.

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