From time to time we get emailed complaints about potholes in the neighborhood. Then the Pothole Rangers are called out.
A week’s worth of ice and snow have made the problem worse. Here’s an overview from the city’s pothole map. Green means a fixed pothole, blue means a request to fill one is “pending” (?). We don’t seem to have any yellow (not fixed for the last half year) or red (not fixed for a year).
But I know we have more potholes than this.
Mayor Mike McGinn says the city’s transportation department has $9 million available to address street surface repairs, which includes potholes. About $8.5 million of that is earmarked for main arterials.
“Freezing weather and heavy precipitation mean that we’re seeing more potholes. We’ve added dollars to respond to pothole repair requests,” McGinn says.
So let’s help out. Report potholes to the city here. Call in the rangers!
(Thanks to My Wallingford for some of this information.)