BALTIMORE — The duty officer radioed to two fellow Maryland Transportation Authority Police officers working an extra-duty shift in Tuesday’s early morning hours. He needed one stationed on each side of the Francis Scott Key Bridge to block traffic. “There’s a ship approaching that just lost their steering,” the duty officer advised, according to archived […]
Our Reality Check stories aim to hold those in power to account. Got a story idea? RealityCheck@star-telegram.com. Dawn Leonard was driving to Kroger when she saw what she described as a “break in the road,” a section where the pavement had separated. It was July 2023, and she was driving about 30 mph on Timberland […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president acknowledged Tuesday that the armed forces have taken over yet another civilian role: fixing the nation’s highways. Filling potholes has now been added to a long list of projects ranging from planes, trains and policing that the armed forces now control. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said highway maintenance […]
Potholes are popping up already in Milwaukee this winter. The winter thaw every year causes many potholes, and with the unseasonably warm winter we’re having, they are appearing much sooner than normal. Here’s what you need to know. How do potholes form? According to the Milwaukee Department of Public Works, potholes typically develop in older […]
If you plan to hit the road this spring, maybe for weekend hiking or camping at the Red River Gorge, and it feels like you’re hitting more potholes than you remember, it’s not in your head. Two factors lead to the formation of potholes: heavy traffic and erosion by water. Both are particularly hard on […]
Drivers may experience delays on Interstate 75 in Montgomery County this week due to pothole repairs. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Road crews continue work to repair potholes caused by ever changing weather The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) said crews will patching potholes Tuesday on both sides of Interstate 75 from Needmore Road to Leo Street, a […]
New York’s crumbling roads and potholes cost the state’s drivers $8.7 billion — an average of $715 — in repairs, fuel and wear and tear last year, according to an annual report by a national transportation research group. The TRIP report used state and federal data to calculate the economic impact poorly maintained roads have […]
Road crews are continuing to work to repair potholes caused by the ever-changing weather in the Miami Valley. This weekend Ohio Department of Transportation crews will be out making repairs between State Routes 4 and 741. When it comes to seeing potholes on Miami Valley roads, it really depends on who you talk to. “Now […]
In 2023, Washington was recognized as the state with the worst pothole problem in a USA Today study. Additionally, several cities in the state made it to the top ten worst pothole problems by city, including Spokane at 6, Yakima at 7 and Seattle at 9. These scourges of the streets are also found around […]
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) – It’s that time of year in central Ohio when potholes are becoming more of a problem again. “I have to go like 10 miles an hour when I go over the area otherwise I feel like I’m going to literally lose control of my vehicle, because that’s how bad they are,” […]
Corpus Christi is no stranger to potholes – and numbers of city residents searching for information on the road blemishes may be among the highest in the nation. A recent USA Today report on Google Trends showed Corpus Christi as the 47th among 100 cities in searching the keywords “pothole,” “potholes,” “pothole repair,” “pothole damage” […]