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Winter storms left the DMV riddled with potholes, prompting a major repair effort.
WASHINGTON — After a big winter storm come the potholes. You’ve probably hit a couple driving around.
Transportation Departments across the DMV have added them to their winter storm clean-up lists.
“Trying to patch those so we don’t have car damage all over the place,” said Emily DeTitta, Montgomery County Department of Transportation.
Emily DeTitta with Montgomery County’s Department of Transportation says the lingering cold after January’s winter storm did a doozy on roads.
Water settled into cracks, froze and created potholes. Hundreds of them.
“We had 400 service requests. So they were going out to handle those. Over the two days of the blitz, more calls came in. We should have final numbers next week, but definitely in the hundreds,” said DeTitta.
The county conducted a pothole blitz this week, sending 125 crew members out to try to fill them.
DC DOT confirmed its crews are also tackling the issue.
Both agencies are asking people to report potholes to 311 — and no crack is too small to put on their radar.
“If you see something happening before it gets too big, call it in early. Early and often,” said DeTitta.
DeTitta says 311 can also help you figure out which municipality owns the road to help you properly file a complaint.
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