Tracking the progress of potholes in your neighborhood, or along your commute, just got a whole lot easier. The Seattle Department of Transportation, taking a feather from the hat of The Seattle Times, has launched a Pothole Status Map where you can see all the city’s potholes that have been reported since March 15, 2010.
SDOT recently increased its number of “Pothole Rangers”, and according to the SDOT webpage, the crews filled 2,584 potholes in December 2010.
On the map above you can see all the potholes that have been reported, and filled across the city. The green dots indicate potholes that have been fixed in the last three months. Blue dots indicate new reports, and pink dots indicate potholes that are currently in the process of being repaired. The full map can be found here.
Know of an untended pothole that’s not on this map? The city would like you to report it so that it can be fixed. According to SDOT the map is updated nightly, though its currently posted statistics are not as up-to-date. SDOT says that as of Januart 30 there were 1,175 open requests to fix potholes, and that 1,365 others had been repaired in the previous seven days.
In 2010, we reviewed our methods of patching potholes. We found that there were better methods that would provide a longer-lasting patch, and have made those changes. This method takes more time when a pothole is fixed, but will last much longer than the method we have used in the past. In the long run, this will leave Seattle streets better off for a longer period of time. Our goal now is to repair potholes within three business days of receiving a report.
Have a pothole you’d like to report? Use this form to report potholes and other non-emergency problems (minor street repairs, malfunctioning traffic signals, damaged street signs) to SDOT.