Totally agree. This happens over and over again. Ann Arbor should really have some sort of quality clause in their maintenance contracts. It is not hard or very much more expensive to put proper road surface down and take 10 min to flatten it with a mobile (handheld) flatterer.

I think this was done after a water main break, and is probably about the best they can do until the weather warms up enough that real paving material (as opposed to cold patch) is available.

I thought of that possibility and so hesitated to submit the issue yet; but, at least now it will be in the system to be fixed whenever possible.

The work done is directly in front of my house and because of the uneveness of the patch- my house vibrates/shakes whenever a large truck goes over the patch. It startles my cats every time and it's quite disruptive.

Cold patches should be tamped down with a steam roller, instead of leaving cars to do the job (which creates a mess of tar on wheel wells and undercarriages.

It has been nearly four months since this problem was reported. The faulty patch is getting worse, the bump bigger. Is there a plan to fix it?

We apologize for the delay in responding in A2 Fix It to the issue. This street cut was caused by a water main break over the winter. There was temporary patch done after the work. During the winter months we are limited to cold patch as asphalt plants aren't open. On June 11, city staff added material to the location. As soon as the city has a contract in place for additional patching services, permanent repairs on this and other street cuts in the city will begin. Staff will continue to monitor this location for changes in the pavement and will adjust the repair schedule if needed.

Thanks for the update. I appreciate it, and hearing the details.

Now 3.5 years since the initial request: Sometime in the past few weeks, an acceptably smooth patch was done. Thank you to the city for FINALLY getting this done.

Your request has been acknowledged and/or addressed to the best of staff's ability. A more detailed description of action taken by staff, if available, is provided in the comments above. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.