Tight budgets and smaller crews are making it hard for city workers to keep plugging up the multitude of potholes scattered along streets in Colorado Springs.

"They're horrible," said Mike Bartlett. He told 11 News he has damaged his car twice because of potholes. "It's just getting frustrating. Just about everywhere I go, there's a pothole."

Bartlett said the first incident happened on Dublin Blvd. and Academy Blvd.,"the entire bottom of my car hit the ground," he said. An insurance claim helped Bartlett pay for his damage the first time.

The second incident happened on Rand Avenue near Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard and Lake Avenue.

Bill Moritz, a project supervisor with the city's street division says the potholes are the worse he’s seen in years. "We're trying the best we can with what we have," Moritz said.

The city’s street division has 10 crews spending 10 hours, four days a week filling the holes with asphalt. Since the start of the year about 7,400 potholes have been covered. The city has just over 200 open requests for potholes that need to be filled.

"With any pothole, it's a temporary fix,” said Moritz. “The ultimate goal is to be able to resurface the roads." But with a busted budget, the city said, that won't happen anytime soon.

"I've lived here 12 years and it's the worse I've ever seen it," said Bartlett. He hopes his car doesn't fall victim to the potholes a third time.

To report a pothole in Colorado Springs, you can call and leave a message on the city's 24-hour hotline. The pothole hotline is 385-6808.