Motorists pass a frost heave sign along a rough section of road in Benton on Thursday. Rising and falling temperatures create potholes and heaving roads this time of year.

Heath Morang talks about the damage to his 2004 Audi S4 on Thursday in West Gardiner. Morang said that the oil pan and the engine block were damaged when hitting a bump on Hallowell-Litchfield Road.

A car hits the brakes before going over a bump on Hallowell-Litchfield Road on Thursday in West Gardiner. Heath Morang said that the oil pan and the engine block of his 2004 Audi S4 were damaged by the bump.

Bobby Bellows of the Waterville Public Works department fills potholes with cold patch on Thursday. Bellows said crews were out trying to stay ahead of rough road conditions.

Wheels splash through potholes on Wednesday on the access road of the Arcade parking lot in Gardiner.

Wheels splash through potholes on Wednesday on the access road of the Arcade parking lot in Gardiner.

Department of Transportation worker Bob Higgins pounds a stake into a snowbank next to a frost heave in West Gardiner earlier this week. In addition to avoiding bumps in the road, drivers will soon encounter posted roads and dirt transforming into mud as spring arrives in the next few weeks.