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City of San Diego crews work to fill as many potholes as possible before next week's rain

"On pothole reports, we probably have four times the number reported on a daily basis since all of those rains hit," said Transportation Asst. Deputy Philip Lowery.

SAN DIEGO — The City of San Diego said its crews were out in full force Thursday, trying to fill as many potholes as possible before next week's rain.

Crews repaired a stretch of Saturn Boulevard outside the Home Depot Store. According to the city, Saturn Boulevard scored very low on the city's Pavement Condition Index. Crews ground down a few inches of the road and are putting asphalt over it.

The city said recent rain has damaged streets even more.

"Oh tremendously, for instance on pothole reports, we probably have four times the number reported on a daily basis since all of those rains hit," said Philip Lowery, Assistant Deputy Director of Transportation.

"Right now, on a daily basis we have 90 people out every day across the city working on potholes," he added.

He said crews put potholes on pause in recent weeks to focus on storm effort cleanup. He said they took advantage of this week's dry weather to work overtime as well as Saturdays.

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An audit released this week, in addition to a road condition assessment report released last month, put the spotlight on the poor condition of San Diego roads, and the need for long term funding.

However, Lowery said progress is happening.

"Right now, our pothole backlog is 360, as of this morning. This time last year it was at over 2000," he said. 

He credits the progress with the amount of preventative work they're doing.

"We're listening. If you have a pothole in your neighborhood, put it in 'Get it Done.' We respond to every single 'Get it Done' report for potholes," said Lowery.

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