To Fix A Few Potholes, 'Guerrilla' Group Takes Matters Into Its Own Hands

Michigan Public | By Sarah Hulett

Published August 6, 2015 at 4:07 PM EDT

Roads in Michigan are riddled with potholes, and politicians have been at odds over how to pay to fix the problem. But the Hamtramck Guerrilla Road Repair crew has decided not to wait for the government. The group bought some tools and got to work on their neighborhood's worst block.

Sarah Hulett

Sarah Hulett became Michigan Radio's assistant news director in August 2011. For five years she was the station's Detroit reporter, and contributed to several reporting projects that won state and national awards.

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