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Calgary has more potholes than usual right now and drivers are noticing. Complaints to the city’s 311 service about potholes and roadway repairs are way up this year, according to data from the ...
The City of Winnipeg says 22,600 potholes were filled last month, when 3,000 is considered normal for February, says a statement sent to CBC News. So far this month, 7,038 potholes have been filled.
Potholes filled from Jan. 1 to Feb. 25 was at 11,985 this year compared to nearly double that last year for the same time period. In 2018, a whopping 75,283 were filled.
The problem has been worsening. Last year, the city filled more than 35,000 potholes — 2,000 more than in 2023. The annual average sits around 20,000.
In total, the city filled 537,265 potholes in 2024, 619,886 in 2023, and 582,840 in 2022. There were more potholes filled in January 2023 than usual because of the mild winter.
Calgary road workers fill over 35,000 potholes in 2024 That's over 2,000 higher than the number of potholes filled in 2023, according to Chris Hewitt, as road workers have been taking advantage of ...