Mastodawn

Great article on the national obsession.

"‘Between 2010 and 2020, local government budgets in Britain fell sharply. According to the Institute for Government, the Conservatives slashed grants to local authorities by 40% in real terms. Facing bankruptcy, many councils chose to move funding from discretionary areas, such as highways, into urgent ones, such as social care. The amount Britain spent on maintaining local roads collapsed"

#Potholes #UKPolitics #Roads

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/31/one-day-i-thought-thats-enough-the-people-fighting-back-against-pothole-riddled-roads

‘One day I thought, that’s enough’: the people fighting back against pothole-riddled roads

The dire state of roads has provoked pothole vigilantes and become a political flashpoint from Manchester to Manhattan. How did we get here?

The Guardian

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getmisch 1d ago

We’re getting our lines painted now that the asphalt’s all new -
Also BUS ONLY but I don’t have pics of that.
One guy paints, the other guy throws white dust on it. Maybe to dry faster?
#Ninth #Avenue #midtown #Manhattan #NewYorkCity #public #works #streets #sewers #PotHoles

CBC Saskatchewan 1d ago

Saskatoon commuters staring down 'busiest' construction season
Transit upgrades, major water and sewer projects, routine road repairs and a big increase in potholes have combined for perhaps the busiest construction season on record for Saskatoon roads.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/saskatoon-construction-roads-repair-transit-closures-council-city-9.7217131?cmp=rss

Thomas Dorr 2d ago

Submitting local road complaints to the city public works website...

Hopefully whomever setup the form "Trevor" (slow loading javascript showed that before showing the Duluth info) is still checking them...

#roadwork #constructionseason #potholes #duluthmn

Lichfield Live®3d ago

Councillors hit back at “false” claims fewer potholes are being repaired

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/05/29/councillors-hit-back-at-false-claims-fewer-potholes-are-being-repaired/

Maria De Agosto May 24

That's cultural appropriation. Portuguese #potholes have a long and bumpy history, they are part of our collective identity for decades if not centuries (since the Romans, probably). They have slowed down communications and transportation, they have improved several car and road repair businesses, as well as health institutions and mortiaries. They've destroyed families but also brought romance and adventure. Potholes truly make portuguese roads and streets unique and unparalleled.

Joe Steinbring

May 22

Putting it on just two cars seems limiting. I could see a "big brother" argument, though.

"Funded by the Daniel Hoan Foundation, the “Route Reports” system will use high-definition dash cameras mounted to two Department of Public Works supervisor cars that are among the highest-mileage vehicles in the city fleet after police squads. That video feed is processed by an artificial intelligence program in real-time to detect and assess potholes."

https://www.milwaukeemag.com/milwaukee-ai-pothole-detection/

#Milwaukee #Potholes