Houston pothole patrol

Between Holcombe and Morningside is another problem spot. Monroe, a relatively short road that runs from Beltway 8 to I South, was noted for its potholes in between Almeda Genoa and the Gulf Freeway pictured. One user, Brandon G Goforth, said, "I know of 5 people alone including me that have ripped their suspension out. Most users agreed it is the worst near Hwy. Here are other notorious sections: - From W.

Gray to Richmond pictured. Almost all agreed the road is the roughest from Memorial to Westheimer pictured , but many said "the entire road. Houston's longest road got a lot of votes. Let's break down the worst sections aside from "all of it," as some readers posted. I am talking about Channel 11 wanting viewers to show them their H-Town potholes.

Bill King started tweeting out potholes a couple of weeks ago or so then folks started tweeting him their potholes. A week later Channel 11 started airing an announcement asking folks to send in their potholes. It is a nice issue for Bill so it will be interesting to see if the other Mayoral candidates jump in or worse, accuse Bill of exploiting potholes for political gain — HUH! Tell that to your tires!

Here is a Chron story on the potholes:. Throughout the Pothole Patrol, the station will track repairs — or lack thereof — to see if the City followed up on its citizens complaints. All 16 city councilmembers have committed to use all of their resources in efforts to make the pothole problem a thing of the past.

Last night Channel 11 went a bit further and exposed the City and how it has tried to hide the pothole facts. Channel 11 makes the City look like they are trying to pull a fast one on us. Here is a part of the story:. But instead of fixed, the I-Team wanted to know: Is the fix in? On paper, the city appears to be doing an A-plus job. In its performance insight quarterly performance management reports, the city routinely listed more than 99 percent of pothole complaints being closed and completed within the day service agreement deadline.

Three folks testifying is not a whole lot of citizen participation if you ask me especially if you are talking about changing term limits. The committee came out for two four-year terms. They shot down serving two consecutive four-year terms then sitting out a term and then being able to run for a couple of more terms, then sitting out a term, then ….. And of course, an ambitious council member that is looking beyond serving on council can continue to raise money right up until her or his last day in office.

District H Councilman Ed Gonzalez said he is optimistic that his colleagues will embrace the data and direct funds accordingly. We do need to prioritize those streets that are in the worst shape and the sewer and drainage areas that are the most aged, as well. Gonzalez acknowledged, however, that push-back from council members in better-maintained districts is possible. Gonzalez said elements other than street condition, such as those addressed by the drainage map, also will factor into the decisions.

In the past, evaluating a street involved sending an engineer to eyeball its condition. The method was undeniably subjective, Costello said, not to mention slower than a van analyzing the streets at 35 mph.

The van and the drainage map were not part of Rebuild Houston; both were in the works long before the ballot initiative, Costello said. But the vote now has ensured the funds to solve the problems those initiatives will identify, he said.

Though only major thoroughfares have been assessed so far, the goal is to travel all 16,plus miles of city streets by June, before the method of collecting Rebuild Houston's fees must be set.