With better weather on the way, the City of Toronto is launching its first 12-hour pothole repair blitz of 2022 this Saturday, April 2.
From sunrise to sundown, hardworking City crews will be repairing as many potholes as possible on Toronto’s expressways, major roads and neighbourhood streets.
Crews have performed proactive daily patrols throughout the winter months to fix potholes and help keep Toronto’s roads in a state of good repair. This Saturday has favourable enough weather conditions for a pothole repair blitz as daytime temperatures are expected to be above zero with dry conditions.
Residents who are driving or cycling on Saturday are advised to expect minor delays around pothole crews. The public is asked to be safe by respecting work zones and giving crews space while they make repairs.
The pothole repair blitz will start at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning and will see approximately 45 crews (approximately 120 staff) repairing potholes throughout the city. City staff will work a 12-hour shift until 6 p.m.
Crews have already fixed more than 50,000 potholes since January 1. Pothole repair blitz crews are made up of the same City staff who handle road maintenance, snow clearing, street sweeping and other maintenance and roadway safety work.
Potholes can normally be repaired within four days of crews being made aware through proactive patrols and 311 service requests from residents. When there are large numbers of potholes to be repaired, they are triaged based on size and repairs are prioritized on major roads first.
The City has a comprehensive pothole repair program and has budgeted approximately $4.4 million in 2022 to fix potholes on roads and bikeways.
Learn more about how the City manages potholes at www.toronto.ca/potholes.
Members of the public can report potholes to 311 via the 311 Toronto mobile app, online at www.toronto.ca/311 or by calling 3-1-1.
Quotes:
“We’re launching this first 12-hour pothole blitz of 2022 to repair as many potholes as possible on roads across the city on Saturday. This is the first blitz of many because we know how frustrating potholes can be for everyone who uses our roads. Thank you to our City crews who are doing this important work and who have repaired more than 50,000 potholes already this year. If you see City crews at work on our roads, please be respectful and give them the space they need to get the repairs done safely. I also want to encourage residents to help us out by reporting potholes to 311 so we can fix them as quickly as possible.”
– Mayor John Tory
“I want to thank all of our City staff and crews who will be fixing potholes tomorrow. A reminder to drivers and those cycling to please give our crews the time and space to get the work done safely.”
– Councillor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park), Chair of the Infrastructure and Environment Committee
Source City of Toronto
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