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Huge Pothole Open

1757 Interstate 35e Carrollton, Texas Show on Map Hide Map
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Issue ID:

3515041

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Community

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Neighborhood:

Carrollton

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Description

There is a Huge pothole in the center lane in between Valwood Pkwy and E Crosby Ln on 35 East Northbound. It was raining hard this morning (Saturday 6/24/2017 @ 9:22am) and visibility was down to about 50 feet with the heavy rain and splash back from surrounding motorists. This pothole was completely filled with water and invisible to everyone who hit it both in front and behind my vehicle. I hit this thing going 50mph (luckily I was going really slow due to the already dangerous conditions on this section of the highway with all of the resurfacing and construction going on plus the bad weather), which felt like being hit by a truck. My flat tire warning light immediately came on and I could feel that I had a flat and just knew that the rim had to be severely bent from the force of the impact. I pulled off the highway at East Crosby Ln and limped to the nearest safe place to pull over, which was a vacant lot on the NE corner of that intersection. There were three other drivers parked there who I very soon later learned had hit the same pothole and were all waiting for assistance or help to arrive. Upon close inspection of my vehicle I had actually suffered two flat tires, both on the drivers side which had hit the pothole and later learned at the dealership I stopped to receive help from later that both rims on that side had been bent from the impact. I see this as a very serious matter which needs to be immediately seen to by the city or the construction company which is under contract for the work by the city along this stretch of highway. If not immediately seen to this pothole may cause a very serious and life threatening accident, which could be easily avoided with prompt resolution. Just fill the damn thing!


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