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Potholes Coverage

You know the spots around your neighborhood where these potholes are and now looking at data, we can tell where they're most common around the city.

HE'S EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY. WOW, GREAT TIME. >> WELL, IF YOU DRIVE LONG ENOUGH IN OUR AREA, YOU'LL FIND ONE POTHOLES CAN DAMAGE YOUR CAR AND YOUR WALLET. AND WE COULD SEE MORE PROBLEMS AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP. WRAL DATA JOURNALIST ALI INGERSOLL SHOWS US WHERE THEY'RE POPPING UP AND POPPING TIRES. >> WE ALL KNOW THAT SOUND WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND YOU HIT A POTHOLE, INSECT CLUNK OF A NEW GROUP AND YOUR STEERING WHEEL, YOU TURN DOWN YOUR RADIO A LITTLE BIT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS OK, YOU KNOW, THE SPOTS AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THESE POTHOLES ARE NOW LOOKING AT DATA, WE CAN TELL WHERE THEY'RE MOST COMMON AROUND THE CITY >> ALL WE CAN DO SOME DAMAGE THAT I'VE SEEN THEM DO QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE. THAT'S MARC MAROTTA. HE'S A MANAGER AT THIS MIGHT IS SHOP IN BOYLAN HEIGHTS, HIM THAT COULD CRACK THE TIRE AND HE ALSO CONSIDERS HIMSELF A BIT OF AN EXPERT ON POTHOLES. I'M ACTUALLY FROM NEW JERSEY. SO I KNOW ALL ABOUT SO THERE'S A POTHOLE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. HE SAYS HIS SHOP SAW FEWER CARS GETTING SERVICED FOR POTHOLE RELATED ISSUES THIS YEAR. THAT'S NOT TOO SURPRISING BECAUSE THE DATA SHOWS THE CITY IS FEELING FEUER THAN IN PAST YEARS. >> WRAL DATA TRACKERS LOOKED AT RALEIGH'S TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION REPORTING IN OUR NEWSLETTER THAT ABOUT 550 WERE FILLED LAST YEAR DOWN CONSIDERABLY FROM 2019 WHEN THE CITY HAD TO FILL MORE THAN 3 TIMES THAT. A VARIETY OF LIKELY CONTRIBUTED TO THE DECREASE. NOT ONLY WAS 2019, AN UNUSUALLY COLDER WINTER WITH MORE SNOW AND ICE, BUT NC DOT ALSO SAYS THAT THEY AREN'T GETTING AS MANY REQUESTS FROM PEOPLE REPORTING WHERE THESE ROADWAY DIVOTS ARE LOCATED. IT CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS HAD MORE THAN OTHERS NORTH RALEIGH HAD 110 POTHOLES FILLED THE MOST OF ANY NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE CITY WHILE FAR SPILL. ON THE OTHER HAND, DIDN'T HAVE ANY MAROTTA SAYS KNOWING WHEN TO STEER CLEAR WILL HELP SAVE YOUR CAR >> I'M WALLET FROM FEELING THE DAMAGE FROM THESE HOT HOMES WHICH ARE BACK ROADS AND YOUR LITTLE ROADS. THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN GET. THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE MOST OF THEM. IF YOU WANT TO REPORT ONE OF THOSE PESKY POTHOLES AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY, THERE'S A LINK FOR HOW TO DO THAT ON OUR WEBSITE ON THE ROAD IN RALEIGH, ALI INGERSOLL, WRAL, NEWS >> THIS IS THE KIND OF REPORTING YOU'LL FIND IN THE LATEST WRAL DATA TRACKERS NEWSLETTER, WHICH PROVIDES DATA DRIVEN INSIGHTS ABOUT NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS RALEIGH.

Raleigh tracks potholes by neighborhood

You know the spots around your neighborhood where these potholes are and now looking at data, we can tell where they're most common around the city.


Pothole problems: Where you're most likely to have to steer clear of one, according to data

Roadway Asset Services found the average condition of roads in Durham is considered "fair" with a score of 69 out of 100.

The cost to fix all of Durham's rough roads: $180 million

Durham road conditions

There are 770 miles of roads in Durham. According to a third-party company hired by the city, the average road condition scored 69 out of 100.

<p>NEW MEANING TO THE TERM TREE &gt;&gt; IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES, CITY LEADERS IN DURHAM WILL GET BRIEFED ON THE STATE OF THE ROADS THERE AND WHAT THEY WILL HEAR IS NOT GREAT. WRAL. DURHAM REPORTER SARAH KRUEGER IS LIVE TO SHARE SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT WILL AFFECT THE PEOPLE WHO DRIVE THOSE ROAD. SARAH. &gt;&gt; JEFF, MANY OF US SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE ROADS AND A RECENT SURVEY OF RESIDENTS HERE IN DURHAM SHOWED THAT THE QUALITY OF THESE ROADS IS OF THE TOP 3 HIGHEST PRIORITIES FOR THESE RESIDENTS. NOW, WHAT CITY COUNCIL WORK HERE TODAY IS THAT THESE ROADS, THEY NEED A LOT OF WORK. &gt;&gt; THERE ARE 770 MILES OF ROADS IN DURHAM, ACCORDING TO A 3RD PARTY COMPANY HIRED BY THE CITY TO STUDY THE PAVEMENT HERE. THE AVERAGE ROAD CONDITION IS ONLY FAIR WITH THE SCORE OF 69 OUT OF 100. I REVIEWED THE PRESENTATION THAT COUNCIL WILL RECEIVE ON THIS. IT SHOWS THERE IS 180 MILLION DOLLAR BACKLOG OF WORK TO DO ON REPAIRS. DRIVERS IN DURHAM SAY IT'S AN ONGOING FRUSTRATION. WHAT KINDS OF THINGS DO YOU NOTICE THAT OUR PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD IT? &gt;&gt; I THINK A POT HOLES ON BROKEN CONCRETE. GERRI, GREEN HOPE CITY LEADERS WILL PRIORITIZE FUNDING TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS. THERE'S 2 THINGS ABOUT HIM. ONE THERE LITTERED LIKED. WE ALL GET OUT AND 2, THEY NEED REPAIRS. &gt;&gt; AND THE CITY OF DURHAM IS GROWING VERY QUICKLY, ADDING ABOUT 8 MILES OF ROADS, EVERY SINGLE YEAR. SO THIS ISSUE OF KEEPING UP WITH THE ROADS, THE IMPORTANCE OF IT AND THE SIZE OF THIS JUST KEEPS GROWING AS WELL. CITY COUNCIL IS NOT EXPECTED TO TAKE ANY KIND OF A VOTE TODAY, RATHER. THEY ARE HEARING THIS PRESENTATION FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. AGAIN, THE MEETING STARTS JUST ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM NOW. &gt;&gt; PROBABLY A LOT OF COMMUNITIES THAT CAN RELATE.</p>

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A business owner in Ft Myers, Florida was fed up with potholes on his street so he decided to do something about it. 

>>> THE LAST TRADING REPORT SPONSORED BY ROGAN HELP EXPEDITE THIS IS KIND OF NEIGHBOR YOU WAPATO BUSINESS OWNER WAS SENT OUT WITH ALL OF HOWELL STREET SO HE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AGAIN HE DECIDED THREE HOLE HOPING HE WILL DRIVE LOCAL OFFICIALS WERE ON, THE CITY IS ON A PRIVATE ROAD NOT BY THE COUNTY MEETING PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BE STUCK IN THE RAT UNTIL THEY THEMSELVES PAID TO TACKLE THE ROOT OF THAT, IF IT IS PRODUCING , BACK AT WORK.

Man uses banana tree to draw attention to pothole 

No one wants to rumble across potholes or constantly dodge them. Yet that is the reality for homeowners in many communities, who are learning North Carolina's Department of Transportation will not patch their roads.

Homeowners on 'orphaned roads' have to pay for pothole repairs

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More drivers are paying for damage to their tires caused by potholes even as state officials say less potholes have been reported.


WE WILL GO OUTSIDE AND NIA HARDEN IS HERE, I KNOW YOU ARE WORKING ON THIS ABOUT THE POTHOLES OUTSIDE. THE NUMBER IS NOT GOING BUT THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS IS GROWING TO PEOPLE SPENDING FOR THE FIXES. >> Reporter: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TELLING US IS BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER AS RECEIVE THE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES WE NOTICED THAT THE ROADS GET VERY SATURATED AND THIS IS THE RESULT. WE ASKED THE D.O.T. FOR NUMBERS AND FOUND LESS DRIVERS REPORTED POTHOLES ON THE ROAD LAST YEAR VERSUS THE YEAR PRIOR IN WAKE COUNTY AND DURHAM. BUT IN WAKE COUNTY, MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AMOUNT OF DRIVERS FILED A CLAIM FOR DAMAGE AND 2020, VERSUS 2019. ONCE REPORTED, D.O.T. TRIES TO FIX AS FAST AS THEY CAN. DRIVERS WE SPOKE TO DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY COULD DO THAT. >> IN THE SUMMERTIME I SPEND $200 ON TIRES. JUST DRIVING THEM, HITTING THE MAN ROCKING THE CAR. SWERVING AND TRYING TO AROUND THEM LIKE EVERYTHING. THEY COULD REALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT. >> Reporter: IF YOU WANT TO FILE A CLAIM IS EASY TO DO SO, DO THAT AT THEIR WEBSITE AND THEY WILL TAKE IT TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL WHO WILL THEN REVIEW YOUR CLAIM FOR

Potholes are costing Wake County drivers

More drivers are paying for damage to their tires caused by potholes even as state officials say fewer potholes have been reported.



More Wake County drivers are paying for potholes, but fewer are reporting them 

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Maintenance crews in Raleigh, Durham and with the state's Department of Transportation said potholes are unusually bad for this early in the season.

Early crop of potholes keeps road repair crews busy

Winter weather in December brings potholes in January

Road maintenance crews in the Triangle said potholes are unusually bad for this early in the season because of snow and ice.