Hang onto your hat when driving on Birchmount Rd., or it might fly off when one of the bumps launches you into space.

With the melt in full swing and the frost coming out of the ground, our roads will be at their worst over the next month, as weather conspires with flaws in the pavement to make them even bumpier.

The city is deploying about 100 workers on patching crews to keep up with the potholes, but some streets are so rutted that they’re beyond patching.

Among the worst in the city is Birchmount, between Eglinton and St. Clair Aves., said an email from George Buhnai, who describes it as one big, endless pothole.

Signs went up early last year about water main repairs that required a lot of digging, and that the work would be done in September, said Buhnai in an email.

But it continued in fits and starts until December, he said, with the road in a state of perpetual construction that made it “like a slalom course to get to our home, a real pain.

“Holes were dug and not (marked) by cones. A young lady we know actually got stuck in one. It has been a real disaster.

“Now we have mini speed bumps,” from patches on all the small cuts in the road, he said. “Can I sue the city for damage to my car?” he asks.

“We see people on buses that have to hang on for their lives because it sways in some spots.”

We checked it out and found a quiltwork of patches on utility cuts, along with trenches that extend for 100 metres or more along the length of the road.

Traffic barrels scattered along the street are an indication that the water main work isn’t finished, so it isn’t likely to get better any time soon.

STATUS: Steve Johnston, a spokesperson for transportation services, called to confirm there is no relief in sight. The water main job is not done, he said, but he couldn’t say how long it will last. That stretch of Birchmount is scheduled for resurfacing, but not until 2018, he said, but added it could be done sooner.

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