WASHINGTON 鈥斅燭here’s no question we’ve had a tough winter, made tougher by roads聽dappled with potholes for nearly every driver’s聽commute. But soon, there will be smooth pavement聽ahead.
The District is set to kick off its seventh annual 聽next week. And there’s extra incentive for drivers to report potholes in their way 鈥� a quicker turn around.
“Our normal response time is 72 hours.聽This time we’re going to accelerate that 鈥� 48 hours,” says deputy director for the District’s Department of Transportation Greer Gillis.
Drivers can report any pothole to 311 or through聽the . And聽Gillis聽says it聽will be filled in two days.
First on the list of those roadways getting fixed are major evacuation routes and federal aid roads, which tend to be those most heavily traveled, Gillis聽says.
But during Potholepalooza, the crews that will work at full speed, nights and weekends for a month are directed by drivers’ requests to the city.
