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Updated: 11:15 PM Mar 1, 2010
Problem Potholes Around Colorado Springs
Chances are if you've driven anywhere in Colorado Springs, you've hit one or swerved to avoid one. We're talking about the problem with potholes.
Posted: 7:15 PM Mar 1, 2010Reporter: Lauri Martin Email Address: lmartin@kktv.com |
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28 Comments 
Chances are if you've driven anywhere in Colorado Springs, you've hit one or swerved to avoid one. We're talking about the problem with potholes.
Six crews are out daily fixing them. “I've done this for 13 years and this is the worst I've ever seen it," says Sam Webb who contracts with the city.
The city streets division says part of the reason the potholes are so bad is due to the $4.5 million cut from their annual budget. That was money used to repave old streets.
At Big O’ Tires, they’re staying busy with cars that have been damaged by potholes. “You can have damage to anything from the tire to the wheel to the suspension components. You can damage a lot of the undercarriage of the car," says Scott Warren, assistant manager at the store. That's damage that can cost up to $1,000.
If you want to report a pothole in Colorado Springs, there's a 24 hotline where you can leave a message. It's 385-6808.
So where are the worst areas for potholes? Tell us what you think by leaving a comment on this story on our Facebook page.
Latest Comments
Last night, I hit a pot hole in my F150 truck that cracked my windshield. Windshiled was crack/pit free before this It is on Lexington Park between Woodman and Research. AVIOD THIS!!!!!!
glad to say that i saw them working on Barnes just hours ago fixing potholes. Who would of thunk?
There are many, many potholes here, especially on the busy streets. What I don't understand is that the city can have several major road projects, including the one on S. Academy at the PPCC area. This is an area that was just redone last year, what is the sense of adding more to it if the city doesn't even have the money to fix the major potholes. This happens every year and the pothole situation seems to be getting worse. This makes no logical sense.
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