Richmond launches 2-week pothole blitz as 311 reports surge
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Richmond just started its two-week pothole repair blitz.
Why it matters: If you report one to 311, the city's Chief Administrative Officer might just come fill it.
Driving the news: CAO Odie Donald II and DPW director Bobby Vincent got to work Wednesday afternoon filling multiple potholes on Bliley Road off Forest Hill Avenue to kick off the pothole-palooza.
- Vincent says DPW will have five to six crews out daily aiming to fill about 200 potholes per day.
The intrigue: There were dozens of pothole requests on 311 just on Wednesday, with many filed within 10 to 20 minutes of each other, according to an Axios review.
- Nearly 100 have been put in since Sunday, per 311.
What they're saying: "MASSIVE POTHOLE POPPING TIRES. BEEN THERE TOO LONG. FIX NOW PLEASE," wrote one Richmonder on 311 about a pothole in the East End near MLK Middle.
The bottom line: "We on the way baby!" Donald said Wednesday.
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