Chicagoland pot holes?

Rowboat66 · 02-29-2008, 11:01 PM

The Quad Cities (Northwest Illinois) area is loaded with pot holes due to the terrible winter we've had. I'm driving to the east side of the state tomorrow. Am I correct in assuming Chicagoland is in the same boat?

Y2Kvert4me · 02-29-2008, 11:20 PM

Chicagoland is full of potholes year round. I highly doubt they're noticing any difference now.

Seriously, the winter potholes are occurring everywhere in the upper midwest, you're gonna have to drive south a ways to escape them.

lucky131969 · 02-29-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rowboat66

The Quad Cities (Northwest Illinois) area is loaded with pot holes due to the terrible winter we've had. I'm driving to the east side of the state tomorrow. Am I correct in assuming Chicagoland is in the same boat?

It's the worst I've seen in ten years. We have soo much snow this year, the plows have been tearing up the streets bad. I saw a couple on the highway that were down to the rebar

RTTN 1 · 03-01-2008, 12:04 AM

i drove down there today doing my deliveries... my brian si scrambbbbbbblllled

FrankTank · 03-01-2008, 12:46 AM

they are like a virus...they are spreading everywhere

VetteTech81 · 03-01-2008, 10:20 AM

Yep it's bad.. we have had many wheel replacements this year..
-=Rick

ipmtim · 03-01-2008, 01:52 PM

These are beyond pot holes, they're scaled down Grand Canyons.

perfectlyfrank · 03-01-2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ipmtim

These are beyond pot holes, they're scaled down Grand Canyons.

I think I saw people riding mules down into one of the potholes by my house.

Big Fish · 03-01-2008, 03:13 PM

I saw one on Cicero Ave. that was so big that someone placed a 50 gallon size dumpster in it (for visability?) and most of the dumpster was below grade. Crews have been patching, but every time it snows there are many that just come right back.

MVR 155 · 03-01-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Fish

I saw one on Cicero Ave. that was so big that someone placed a 50 gallon size dumpster in it (for visability?) and most of the dumpster was below grade. Crews have been patching, but every time it snows there are many that just come right back.

That whole area....Berwyn, Cicero, Stickney etc.... is horrible, tons of pot holes everywhere. I have to work over there all day tomorrow showing homes.

Bad Karma · 03-01-2008, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ipmtim

These are beyond pot holes, they're scaled down Grand Canyons.

Yeah, I think I saw a small Honda disappear in one the other day.