Pothole concerns continue in Milwaukee as residents brace for winter

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — As hotter temperatures come and go, rising issues stay a relentless about potholes and reckless driving for Milwaukee residents. 

And as we brace for winter, going by means of freeze, thaw cycles, these potholes will undoubtedly turn into greater.

Nobody needs to hit potholes, however within the streets of Milwaukee, that is what numerous residents are met with, and now they’re saying extra must be completed.

Folks in Milwaukee inform us potholes are an issue all 12 months lengthy. 

“I had three tires that have been tousled and my rim price me over $1,000 to get mounted,” mentioned resident Rochelle Turner-Kyles. 

Veteran truck driver Kevin Martinez, with End Line Towing, has been serving to individuals on the streets of Milwaukee for the previous 30 years. Martinez says he has seen all of it.

“We get to locations and we see this smashed up automobile and we ask them what occurred — ‘oh, I hit the pothole and hit the automobile subsequent to me,’ we see that on a regular basis,” he mentioned.

Uber drivers like Charles McKinney inform us the pothole downside has compromised his most important supply of revenue — his automobile.

“I can not work proper now,” mentioned McKinney. “He mentioned it’ll be about three days, I hope.”

Martinez provides this phrase of warning for drivers: “All people decelerate, it is not value it.”

The quantity to report a pothole is 414-286-CITY.

Final spring, the Division of Public Works mentioned it will sort out reported potholes inside three days. DPW didn’t return our request for remark Tuesday.