In 2026, drivers in Los Angeles should be ready to dodge some potholes.
A report by the Los Angeles Times found that L.A. has not repaved a single street since early summer, and it’s not budgeting for any repaving next year either. Instead, they’re doing more of what is called “large asphalt repair,” which is when they patch portions of a street only where the street is most worn down.
KNX News’ Jon Baird spoke with drivers, who say the potholes on the roads need to be addressed.
“Oh, they're really bad,” one man said. “ It seems like every time, every year they get worse.”
Another man said you can’t see the potholes.
“Just the other day, we were in Topana, and we were pulling into a Panda Express last night, and I hit a big old pothole,” he said. “ I was like,’you got to be kidding me.’”
The potholes can also be costly.
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“They don't understand, you know, they need to fix the potholes because if you don't, we're pretty much repairing our cars for alignment or a flat tire,” another driver said. “And there you go, you know, $100 down the drain. It just sucks for the people who are on the road.”
KNX News has reached out to L.A. officials for more information about the condition of L.A. streets and how they plan to smooth things out.
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