There is nothing more frustrating to a driver than to strike a pothole in the road. Potholes can potentially cause damage to automobiles and that is why the NC Department of Transportation wants to know if you see a pothole in the road. Below is information from NCDOT on how you can report potholes you see as travel North Carolina’s roadways.
Reporting Potholes
While snow and ice from the recent winter storms has melted, one of the side effects drivers may now encounter is increased potholes in roadways. Potholes are common during the winter months when water seeps into cracks in the road and ice forms. Those cracks widen, causing the asphalt to rise and then traffic loosens the pavement, eventually creating a pothole.
Safety is the number one priority at the Department of Transportation. With 80,000 miles of state roads, drivers, law enforcement and others are necessary in helping identify locations where potholes need to be repaired.
To speed up the response process, motorists should go to the NCDOT’s website under the contact section and let the department know where the pothole is located. This report will go directly to the county maintenance office that will handle the request.
In 2017, nearly 11,000 potholes were reported through this contact form.
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