NEWS photo Paul McGrath . CRACKS LIKE this one on East Keith Ad. in North Vancouver are beginning to appear on North Shore roads _ the result of the freezing weather experienced over the fast few weeks. inter wreaks havoc on roads WITH THE recent warm, wet. weather washing away visi- _ ble signs of the snowy New Year season, the effects of the. freezing temperatures are beginning to appear on roadways and sidewalks on‘the North Shore. Long cracks ‘and potholes have . “appeared.on Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver, and pavihg- . -stone’ sidewalks at Dundarave Beach. in’ West Vancouver are -showing signs. of heaving and ‘buckling. The birth of a pothole happens like this: any water in the ground beneath roads..and sidewalks freezes when temperatures dip below: freezing, resulting in an ex- pansion’ of. the . ground. . With. nowhere. else to: go but up, the ground. expansion cracks the- ‘ asphalt'and sidewalk stone. Once - the ‘cracks’form, car. tires loosen, ' the.detached asphalt and’eventual- ly a pothole forms. According _ to North Vancouver , city _ engineer Hugh. McKay, the ‘ground on the North Shore froze to a depth of two feet (61 cm). ’ “We don’t really. know. how ex- : tensive the ‘damage is. yet,’’ said , ODDITIES - HoTRODDING at’ “its” seemed ready to. overtake height’ the minds .of young North Americans,» and :it quickly developed’ a tan-- guage of its own. 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McCredie - Automotive Reporter McKay. ‘‘We have noticed transverse cracks on Lonsdale and sidewalks in the city have been reported heaving and buckling. McKay said the cracks on roads will be filled with crack filler once .. the springtime comes, but. added that it will probably be about a month before all the freezing has left the ground — if the warmer weather remains, « . The added cost of fixing’ the roads will come from the city’s maintenance fund. If that fund is : insufficient. to cover the costs of. repairs, McKay said money would the maintenance fund. budget — ‘in, the fall. West Vancouve t public works "4992 GRAND PRIX LE 4 4 Dr. ANT, ir cot air cord. MeSK A OSTEO " ‘Vancouver manager John Pollitt said -the damage to roads in his municipality looks to be on par with the upheavals the winter of 1990 wreaked. . “We're still assessing the dam- age, but I would say. the area that will see the most work is the Brit- .ish Properties,’’ said Pollitt. 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