SHELBURNE, Vt. -
The construction on Shelburne Road in South Burlington is still creating hassles for drivers, but it's not the traffic congestion, it's the raised manholes and drains that stick out of the pavement and that could be costing drivers a hefty amount.
When you drive down Shelburne Road, watch out.
"It's annoying," said concerned driver, Craig Miller.
Man holes and drains are raised off the pavement, leaving drivers no choice but to hit ‘em or swerve.
"We've had some cars that hit 'em, we've had some cars that've done damage," said John DuBrul, Vice President at Automaster on Shelburne Road.
Thanks to the construction project, they've seen an increase of damaged vehicles, "If you hit it just right you could certainly bend the suspension, cause alignment problems," said DuBrul.
Or this, a rim cracked in half, "The amount of rubber we have between the wheel and rim and pavement is less and less," said DuBrul.
Because tires on sports car are so thin, hitting something like these manholes is causing problems for guys like Craig Miller.
"The size of these, I could bend a rim or pop a tire," said Miller.
On a busy road like Shelburne, it's nearly impossible to avoid hitting those manholes.
"Often times coming down Shelburne Road, you're not able to swerve to the left lane because you've got traffic in the left lane and a steep curb to your right," said DuBrul.
If hit just right it could cost a pretty penny to fix, "You could be looking at thousands of dollars of damage, you know if you throw the car out of alignment, bend a bunch of different things you're talking with your insurance company and talking about an expensive repair," said DuBrul.
The Vermont Department of Transportation says the project is 90 percent complete and they are hoping to have the project finished by the end of this month.
