PHOTOS: Atlanta Mayor Dickens brings back the "Pothole Posse"

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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and ATLDOT Commissioner Josh Rowan joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.

The "pothole posse" repairs a pothole in southeast Atlanta ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

Mayor Andre Dickens (right) speaks with ATLDOT Commissioner Josh Rowan. Dickens and Rowan joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

Mayor Andre Dickens joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

Mayor Andre Dickens directs the pothole posse truck toward a pothole. Dickens and ATLDOT Commissioner Josh Rowan joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

After some instructions, Mayor Andre Dickens tries his hand at repairing a pothole and runs the controls to dump some hot asphalt. Dickens joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

After some instructions, Mayor Andre Dickens tries his hand at repairing a pothole and runs the "wacker packer" to tamp down the asphalt. Dickens and ATLDOT Commissioner Josh Rowan joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

The "Pothole Posse" repairs a pothole in southeast Atlanta. Mayor Andre Dickens and ATLDOT Commissioner Josh Rowan joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

After some instructions, Mayor Andre Dickens (left) and council member Jason Winston try their hand at repairing a pothole. Dickens and ATLDOT Commissioner Josh Rowan joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

City equipment operator Quincy Roberts (left) gives Mayor Andre Dickens a tutorial on pothole repair in southeast Atlanta. Dickens and ATLDOT Commissioner Josh Rowan joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

City equipment operator Quincy Roberts repairs a pothole in southeast Atlanta. Mayor Andre Dickens and ATLDOT Commissioner Josh Rowan joined the "pothole posse" ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

Mayor Andre Dickens raises a fist to city workers. Dickens joined the "pothole posse" ahead of his 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

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The "pothole posse" repairs a pothole in southeast Atlanta ahead of Mayor Dickens' 100th day in office In Atlanta on Monday, April 11, 2022. Mayor Dickens announced at his April 4 State of the City that he was bringing back the pothole posse, a program started by former mayor Shirley Franklin in the early 2000s.(Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

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