SEATTLE, Wash. -- In Seattle, the city is trying to keep its pledge to patch potholes within 72 hours of getting a report. But there are so many potholes right now that city crews are challenged.
As Seattle's Pothole Rangers fill one, another pothole opens up. On Tuesday, 25 new potholes were reported and the city is trying to patch them as fast as possible.
"It's more than we can do right now," said Pothole Ranger Darrell Lutovsky.
The city's pothole budget took at big hit this year. It went from $5 million down to $3 million and one Pothole Ranger crew was cut.
So far this year, more than a hundred people have filed a claim against the city saying potholes damaged their car. The city has paid out more than $37,000 in settlements.
The city asks residents to call the Pothole Hotline at 206-386-1218 to report a problem.
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