Pothole Crews to Focus on Neighbourhoods Following Sweep

Pothole work in Saskatoon neighbourhoods will be coordinated to start right after street sweeping work is complete.

“Pothole patching and utility cut repairs are year round activities for us,” says Brandon Harris, Director of Roadways and Operations.  “Now that neighbourhoods are being swept we are ramping up our road repair resources to follow the sweepers and repair roads when the streets are the cleanest.

With priority road pothole work wrapping up, crews are moving into neighbourhoods to complete pothole repairs that have been reported by city crews and on the City’s Report-A-Pothole interactive map.  Already 628 potholes have been reported using the interactive map.  Since the application was launched in 2014, over 10,000 people have logged on to use this application.

“It seems the community is really getting the hang of online reporting,” says Harris.  “The information we’re getting from everyone is very valuable, especially as we head into neighbourhoods.  We are able to make sure that larger repairs are planned for because residents are being so diligent about reporting potholes in their communities.  Planning work in advance improves our efficiency so we can get more repairs completed.”

The Neighbourhood Pothole Blitz starts with three days of filling the larger potholes that have the most impact on drivers and cyclists. After this work is done, crews coordinate with the neighbourhood sweeping schedule to focus on smaller potholes and utility cuts.

If you identify a gravel utility cut that has sunk and needs fill, or is rough to drive over, please inform our Customer Service Centre at 306-975-2476.  You can check the status of repairs online through our Utility Cuts and Repair Schedules map.