With Los Angeles experiencing above-average rainfall this year, the Los Angeles City Council today approved $250,000 in funding for a "pothole blitz" to fix road hazards created by the wet weather season.
"As you can tell by driving around our city, not only do you see these potholes, but they are becoming more and more apparent that we just can't keep up with the repairs," said Councilwoman Nury Martinez, who introduced the motion calling for the extra funds.
The motion says the Bureau of Street Services received 3,911 pothole repair requests in January and was on pace to receive even more in February.
The motion also says that the MyLA311 mobile app and phone number is the primary way the city receives pothole repair requests, but that many communities are not "as savvy or educated in using MyLA311" as others, and that the city should proactively send crews out to identify unreported potholes over four upcoming weekends.