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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Pothole problems persist on I-70 near Deer Trail
DEER TRAIL, Colo. (KDVR) — A woman from Deer Trail is pleading with the state to fix potholes on Interstate 70 after she said her tires have been shredded three times due to the crumbling roadway. 'How many people have to get injured or die because the roads are not getting fixed? Until somebody takes us seriously?' Lucile Palmer said. Colorado Parks and Wildlife kills grey wolf in Pitkin County after attacks on livestock Palmer said potholes have been a major issue on her daily commute to Denver, where she works as an airport electrician, ever since she moved to Deer Trail in 2021. According to Palmer, she wrecked the tires and wheels on her vehicle in 2023, the tires on a different vehicle in 2024 and now needs to replace the tires and wheels on a third vehicle after hitting a pothole a few days ago. 'I hit a chunk of concrete that was at least a foot long. It was huge,' she said. 'Going the speed limit. I wasn't in a rush. I left early that morning, actually, and I just didn't have enough time to swerve over.' She has paid out thousands of dollars to repair each of the vehicles. 'The hole that's in…the rear driver wheel is so massive. Like it just split open,' Palmer said. The problem spot is on a bridge in the eastbound lanes of I-70 near the Peoria Road exit, about a mile west of Deer Trail. It's the same area where several other drivers reported damage to their vehicles back in February from a pothole so deep, the rebar was exposed. 'They did a whole bunch of patchwork where you got these black dots all over, and it's usually typically on the bridges, so they're like speckled, but then eventually they're just as bad. They end up getting soft and then they wash out,' Palmer said. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, its road crews are constantly monitoring road conditions for damage. Problem spots are quickly patched with a material that is meant to be temporary until a permanent repair can be made. 'We have to keep up with these cars and maintenance, and we're not getting anything in return. Like, it seems like our tax dollars are not going toward anything,' Palmer said. A spokesperson also said recent rain and increased traffic may have damaged recently patched potholes or created new ones. Permanent repairs are scheduled to begin on I-70 near Deer Trail in the fall. However, Palmer said she believes if the potholes were closer to the metro area, they would have already been fixed. 'It's really frustrating. I'm really disappointed. I'm really disappointed in Arapahoe County, and I'm really disappointed in my state because I'm a native and I love this state, but, like, we get treated so terribly. It's not fair,' she said. Parker police use drone to find child who didn't return from playground Potholes can be reported to CDOT by calling their regional customer service lines. Drivers can also file a claim to be reimbursed for the costs to repair a vehicle damaged by potholes, although Palmer said her first two claims were unsuccessful. 'I get the runaround, and really, they say it's not something that they can fix,' she said. 'They didn't want to help me with my Miata. They didn't want to help me with my Berreta. So I just don't see the point.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Pembina Valley roadway earns dubious honour from CAA Manitoba
Ewald Friesen of CAA Manitoba unveils the 2025 Worst Roads list and how rural voices are shaping road repair priorities.
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Fund for fixing 'extremely dangerous' Calderdale roads praised
Millions of pounds set to be spent on repairing roads has been welcomed by a councillor who says his car tyres have been left damaged by Council is set to spend £15m on repairing more than 500 roads over the next two Paul Bellenger said the funding news was "absolutely fantastic" and described some roads in the region as "extremely dangerous".Bellenger said he had been approached by residents about vehicles damaged by poor road conditions and had himself submitted a claim over damage to his vehicle. According to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the cash from the City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) scheme will be spent on roads and other highway infrastructure. About £12m of the funding is expected to be spent on carriageway resurfacing, road reconstruction and repairing walls and April, an investment of nearly £125m to improve roads in the region was agreed by West Yorkshire Combined at a council meeting, the Liberal Democrat councillor said: "I have three roads that are extremely dangerous to the point where [I've] had to put in a claim for damage to my tyre."It's about safety – ensuring that our roads are safe for our constituents to drive on."He added he hoped the cash would be spent "fairly and widely" throughout the whole borough, not just "some" parts of it. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
'Complex' South Shields sinkhole repairs continue
A section of a street which was damaged when a sinkhole appeared remains cordoned off nearly four months later amid "complex" of Broughton Road in South Shields collapsed in late January, damaging several vehicles and leaving residents shocked. Councillor Ernest Gibson, lead member for neighbourhoods and climate change at South Tyneside Council, said repair work was "very complex" and required "full and thorough" analysis of underground added the local authority was committed to reopening the road as soon as possible, although no dates have been confirmed yet. "Contractors and machinery remain on site at this time," Gibson sinkhole was noticed at about 05:30 GMT on 27 January when car alarms in the affected street went off. No-one was reported to be Tyneside Council leader, Labour's Tracey Dixon, previously said she had "no idea" what caused the road to thanked residents for their patience and understanding as the council continued work towards a permanent repair."Restoring the road and footpath involves deep excavations and assessments, before rebuilding the layers and backfilling the hole," he added."It is being planned and designed to take into account workers' safety, the structural integrity of surrounding buildings and foundations and the impact on the underground sewer and utilities." Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
15-05-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Godstone sinkhole repair plans to be discussed at public meeting
A public meeting is being held to outline the plan to fix sinkholes which appeared in a Surrey high street earlier in the February, sinkholes appeared in Godstone High Street, one of which was 65ft (20m) in length, forcing 30 families to leave their homes and some businesses to almost all households and businesses have returned, there has continued to be local disruption because of work to investigate and repair the road public meeting, jointly led by Tandridge District Council (TDC) and Surrey County Council, is being held on 5 June at St Nicholas Youth Centre in the village. The meeting is set to provide an update about the work that has taken place and outline the plan and timeline for repairing the Sayer, leader of TDC, said: "We know residents and businesses are keen to find out what the long-term plan is to repair the road."The council said the impact of the road collapse had led to increased concern about other traffic-related issues in the village, but there would not be enough time to discuss general topics at the meeting.
