Public Works needs your help to fix pesky potholes

Tired of skirting around potholes on your daily commute?If so, you are not alone, and Des Moines Public Works needs your help to fix the problem.Des Moines Public Works Director Jonathan Gano said phone calls and emails will be addressed, but the best way to reach out is by using the My DSM mobile app."My DSM mobile has proven to be an enormously helpful reporting tool," Gano said.Gano said unlike other methods of correspondence, the My DSM Mobile app has pinpoint accuracy."The mapping function lets the user tell us exactly where the problem is," he said.According to Gano, potholes can be temporarily patched with cold-mix asphalt within 24 to 48 hours. Cold mix asphalt does not fully set and is the only remedy available during the winter months."If we can get a couple weeks out of it, that would be a good performance," Gano said. "Come summertime, we would expect to get a couple years out of hot mix asphalt."

Tired of skirting around potholes on your daily commute?

If so, you are not alone, and Des Moines Public Works needs your help to fix the problem.


Des Moines Public Works Director Jonathan Gano said phone calls and emails will be addressed, but the best way to reach out is by using the My DSM mobile app.

"My DSM mobile has proven to be an enormously helpful reporting tool," Gano said.

Gano said unlike other methods of correspondence, the My DSM Mobile app has pinpoint accuracy.

"The mapping function lets the user tell us exactly where the problem is," he said.

According to Gano, potholes can be temporarily patched with cold-mix asphalt within 24 to 48 hours. Cold mix asphalt does not fully set and is the only remedy available during the winter months.

"If we can get a couple weeks out of it, that would be a good performance," Gano said. "Come summertime, we would expect to get a couple years out of hot mix asphalt."