TORONTO – Pothole pain relief is on the way, as the city sends out twice the usual number of works to patch up the craters that have been plaguing Toronto streets.
Around 100 Transportation Services’ workers are starting a week-long pothole repair blitz Monday. Their goal is to fill about 20,000 potholes by Friday.
City officials say it’s the relentless freeze-thaw cycle this time of year that just compounds the problem, and that things are worse this year compared to the same time last year.
It costs the city around $4 million to fix potholes each year.
Peter Noehammer, director of Transportation Services, said on average the city repairs about 200,000 potholes annually.
“That number fluctuates a bit depending on the severity of the winter,” he said on Friday.
He said residents can report potholes by calling 311 or online.
“We are patrolling the streets ourselves to identify significant surface defects in our roadways but of course we’re not able to be everywhere,” he said. “We would appreciate the public’s help in reporting potholes.”
Noehammer asks that residents provide specific details as to where the pothole is located within the roadway.
He said city workers aim to repair a pothole within five days of receiving a report.
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Just want to inform you pertaining to MAJOR pot holes , they are as follows
1- off Allbirch on to shadylane , pot holes there
2 – MAJOR pot holes on the corner of shadylane and Hunter Cres.
3 – more pot holes further down on Hunter Cres.
The link to report a pothole online is incorrect. Visit the 311 website at http://www.toronto.ca/311 to report a pothole or make any other self-serve request. You can also visit http://www.toronto.ca/open311 to find out about mobile apps that let you take a photo and submit an issue directly to 311 Toronto.
Thank you for the catch, Larry. The link has been updated.
There wouldn’t be so many potholes, if the utility companies did a better job of patching up all the holes they cut into the roads & sidewalks.
That has nothing to do with it. It’s the asphalt material that is the culprit.
Or the City could start paving the roads with concrete. It’s more rigid and less prone to potholes and rutting. The intersection near Kipling TTC station was redone a few years ago – no more rutting even with the heavy bus traffic. The 407 is paved with concrete – when was the last time you hit a pothole on the 407? I think the up front costs of concrete are still a little higher than asphalt, but you’re not fixing potholes every year, or resurfacing every 5 years, or replacing every 10 years. You’re enjoying a good road for 50 years before you have to touch it for a repair.