SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane drivers are no strangers to potholes, but with all the wet weather, city officials are warning about what they call ‘pothole crop season.’
The recent increased snow melt and rain have made it even harder to spot the pesky potholes lurking underneath puddles in the roads.
“Anytime you have temperatures that are freezing and thawing, freezing and thawing and then when you add water to that, that’s exactly what happens,” said Kirstin Davis from City of Spokane.
Hitting a pothole is more than just annoying, it can damage your car and even be dangerous.
Jenny Hanson lives in Stevens County but says she’s in Spokane three to four times week. She said she has to stay on high alert when driving around the city.
“It’s really jarring and it’s distracting so it’ll kind of snap your neck a little bi and distract you, which is terrible when you’re driving, because then you don’t see what’s going on around you. You’re too busy looking for potholes,” she said.
Hanson said she’s even had to take her car into the shop for a realignment after hitting a pothole.
Randy Bell, owner of Randy’s Tire Shop near Crestline Street and Euclid Avenue, said they have seen a lot of people come in for damage caused by a pothole.
“Anytime you hit a pothole hard enough to bend a wheel like that, you need an alignment…possibly needs parts,” he said.
Bell said if you hit a pothole hard and suspect damage, it’s important to take the car in for an inspection right away. Randy’s offers free inspections.
City and county officials ask that you report potholes, big or small, so street crews can try to fix them quickly.
“We have hot mix trucks, so we’re able to fill it right then and there,” Davis said.
To report a pothole within city limits, call 3-1-1 or click here.
To report a pothole within county limits, click here.
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