The city asks that you report any potholes you see either by phone or online

Crews work to fill potholes on a daily and weekly basis, the city says

According to the City of Vancouver, close to 40,000 potholes will be filled over the course of the year

VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – You may have been swerving around them all winter, but now that we’re well into spring, Vancouver is getting the upper hand.

“It typically ties in with this time of year, right after the winter, right after the freeze-thaw,” says Jerry Dobrovolny, general manager of engineering services for the City of Vancouver. “We’ve got a large number of potholes to repair.”

Road crews are now working to fill thousands of them, and though there aren’t as many as last year, it’s a big job none the less.

“We’ll be approaching 40,000 potholes over the course of the year. It’s work that continues to be needed.”

So how fast does that work get done? He says it’s a daily and weekly cycle.

“So they pop up very quickly and we generally repair them within a day or two.”

If you see a pothole, Dobrovolny says you should report it.

“It’s really simple to snap a picture and send it in and geo-locate for us. We can send out a crew, often the same day, to go out and do the repair, or at the latest, the next day.”

You can also report them over the phone.