Mild winter leads to early challenges for potholes

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Freeze and thaw cycles take a large toll on roads according to city staff, this year has been already challenging to start off.

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“The weather is playing a little bit of havoc with us right now,” says Jordan Wiseman, Acting Manager of Roads and Fleet. “The wet summer, and then the wet fall, and the above-average temperatures for our winter definitely played into it.”

The city is running three eight-hour shifts a day trying to fill all of the potholes that pop up in city limits, a morning, afternoon, and a night shift of crews all over the city.

Wiseman says crews prioritize the potholes getting filled depending on their traffic levels, busier roads get taken care of before low-traffic residential areas.

The city can’t deal with potholes though they do not know about either. You can always report a pothole through the city’s app, through the city website, or by phoning 3-1-1.