Potholes, potholes, potholes! It's one of those complaints we hear every year and something everyone wants fixed at any cost. Residents complain about "new this" and "new that" while our roads fall apart and are overrun with potholes.
-
The simple solution is to spend unlimited amounts of money on roads. The reality is that most cities, including Enid, have limited funds to spend on roads. Until a solution is found, we'll all have to deal with dodging the potholes and with this weather there are plenty to dodge!
-
Enid has a pothole request form found here. And a request form found here. If you want the city to know there is a pothole problem, report them, all of them! Last year the city claimed that they received fewer than 10 notices a week. You can also call the Street Department at 580-234-0400.
-
City Employees Fill 11,000 Potholes Across Enid Community
-
City of Enid spokesperson Steve Kime announced today various City of Enid departments worked together during a month long campaign to fill potholes on city streets. Recent rains created additional pavement problems throughout the Enid community.
-
According to interim Public Works Director Billy McBride, "All employee's that worked on the pot holes are to be commended. We know there are more and maintenance will need to continue to keep our roads in as good a shape as possible. I'm proud of my folks and hope the citizens of our great City realize that this is a large city with a vast amount of area that needs constant and continuing maintenance.
-
According to Kime, numerous city employees that made up various departments within the Public Works department joined forces to fill potholes at a rate of nearly 2500 a day.
-
City Manager Jerald Gilbert said, "I'm very proud of the extraordinary effort to fill more than 11,000 potholes in the past month. Our efforts will continue on a regular basis and I hope all the citizens have noticed the effort to maintain our vast roadway systems."
-
Kime encouraged motorists to drive slowly and safely when passing by work crews on city roadways.
-
Amazing Facts About Roads & Potholes
-
1. The cost to maintain all US highways, roads and bridges would be $185 billion a year for 50 years. Today, we only spend about $68 billion.
-
2. Potholes are formed by water, freezing and freeze-thaw cycles, excessive heat, wear and tear – and time. Most roads only last 50-70 years at the most.
-
3. The Enid Street division is responsible for maintenance of 130 miles of concrete streets, 242 miles of asphalt streets, and 63 miles unimproved roads and streets.
-
4. OKC and Tulsa have 46-47% of roads ranked as poor. LA has 64% ranked as poor.
-
5. The average annual cost for vehicle repairs due to rough pavement for individual motorists is $377.
-
6. Failure to spend $1 in road repair typically results in $7 of cost five years later. Whole road rebuilding costs 14 times as much as repairs.
-
7. In some areas of the country, road deterioration is so great and repairs unaffordable that they are being returned to gravel.
-
8. Almost a third of all roads, or 32 percent, in the United States are in need of major repairs.
-
9. Enid filled over 8,700 potholes last year.
-
10. Oklahoma City crews fill about 80,000 potholes a year.
-
-
