Pothole Season: INDOT Says It’s Looking For Problem Spots

It’s the season for potholes, especially on heavily traveled roads like the state roads and interstates. This week alone, emergency services around the IPR area were alerted to several crashes, cars left with flat tires, or cars swerving along I-69 to avoid deep potholes.

Those potholes were reported to the Indiana Department of Transportation, which is responsible for state road maintenance. The agency’s commissioner, Joe McGuinness, says INDOT spent nearly $6 million and more than 150,000 working hours filling potholes in 2017.  This year, he says crews are trying to fill them as quickly as possible.

“We’re trying to stay ahead of the curve.  You know, we receive a lot of input, which we appreciate.  Sometimes we don’t see them, we don’t know they’re there.”

McGuinness also asks drivers to treat INDOT trucks like emergency vehicles. If you come upon one filling potholes, you’re asked to slow down and move over if the roadway allows.

See a pothole on a state road?  How to report it.