Commercial Parking Lot Pothole Repairs 5 best Reasons to Consider

While an asphalt parking lot looks good, is durable, and requires minimal maintenance, it is susceptible to potholes due to natural wear, severe weather, faulty installation, and foundation issues. Not only are potholes unsightly, but they also pose serious safety risks and may drive away any visitors and potential customers — so they require immediate attention to ensure the aesthetic and safety of your commercial property.

In this blog, we will share five reasons why potholes are detrimental to your business and why you need immediate pothole repairs:

1. Potholes can damage vehicles.

Driving over potholes can cause significant damage to the suspension system, tires, and front/rear bumpers, as well as misalign the wheels, necessitating expensive repairs and perhaps even part replacement. Additionally, potholes affect the vehicle’s ride quality, making it rough and unpleasant. The extent to which vehicles get damaged is primarily determined by the pothole’s depth and the speed at which they drove over it.

2. Potholes are a source of injury and liability.

Potholes pose a tripping hazard to anybody walking across your parking lot. Unwary pedestrians, customers, and staff could trip over an invisible pothole and suffer an injury. Some of the common pothole trip and fall injuries include broken bones, sprained ankles and wrists, cuts and scrapes from the rough pavement, knee ligament injuries, dislocated shoulders or shoulder tears, whiplash-type injuries, and spinal cord injuries.

Any accident in your parking lot can expose you to the potential of liability. The injured person may claim they fell due to your business’s negligence in failing to repair potholes and pursue a personal injury case. Such liability is almost always more expensive than keeping a well-maintained parking lot.

3. Potholes are unsightly.

When people visit your business, the first thing they see is your parking lot. A parking lot with potholes is unsightly and leaves a negative first impression of your business. It reflects poorly on your business and may signal your visitors that you are unconcerned about your customers’ safety. Pothole repairs bring your parking lot back to life and help you leave a good first impression.

4. Potholes are bad news for your business.

Potholes can have a huge negative impact on your business in various ways. First, because potholes are unsightly and pose serious risks to vehicles and people, they may repel prospective customers. Think about it — if someone has to choose between a restaurant with an attractive and well-maintained parking lot and one with an unattractive and pothole-filled one, they will almost certainly choose the former.

Second, your business’s credibility may suffer due to a terrible reputation for having an unsightly and unsafe parking lot. Third, potholes might detract from the value of your commercial property. It may deter prospective tenants since they may assume the property would be as neglected as the parking lot. Also, once on the market, a property like that is unlikely to command a competitive price and may take longer to sell than one with pothole-free parking.

5. Potholes can escalate to bigger problems.

Potholes may expose additional problems with your commercial parking lot — such as drainage issues, structural failure, or improper installation. For example, water damage caused by drainage problems might result in potholes. To resolve this issue effectively, you must first address the drainage issue before scheduling pothole repairs. Potholes also expose your parking lot to additional challenges. For example, a sizable pothole can grow into a sinkhole over time, necessitating extensive and expensive repairs or perhaps even repaving.

That concludes our list of five reasons to consider pothole repairs for your asphalt parking lot. Contact your local asphalt contractor today for more information about asphalt repairs and maintenance!

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