Alachua County Pothole Portal Update
Press release from Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County is reminding residents about the new online Pothole Portal, which makes it easier to report potholes and helps Public Works crews identify areas needing repairs.
Since the portal launched two weeks ago, over 400 pothole reports have come in. Public Works crews have made significant progress and have:
- Filled 2,206 potholes, using 85.52 tons of material.
- Strip milled and resurfaced 3,263 linear feet of roadway, using 71.23 tons of material.
Strip milling and resurfacing remove damaged pavement in targeted areas and replace it with new asphalt. The County’s 4-foot-wide milling machine allows crews to repair damaged sections without resurfacing the entire roadway.
Alachua County will provide weekly reports to keep residents informed about repair progress. Updates will also be posted on the County’s website, social media channels, and in the My Alachua County App.
Residents are encouraged to use the Pothole Portal to:
- Pinpoint the location of a pothole on an interactive map.
- Submit a report with or without creating an account.
- Track pothole information through the county’s digital system.
Reports are automatically routed to the appropriate staff, helping Public Works prioritize repairs and allocate resources. The Pothole Portal replaces rbmaintanance@alachuacounty.
About time, What were these crews douing for the last several years? All thyat money and its only when we start yelling it gets done yet we pay for years, Another example of poor goverance and fiscal irresponsibility
Rudy Michels,
Actually, this Commission’s historic investment in roads and potholes began when the voters approved the Wild Spaces Public Places infrastructure sales tax in 2022 (after 4 attempts). It will take time, but this commission is determined.
According to CHATGPT it cost approximately $70 to fill a pot hole and takes about 75 pounds of material. So far this year Alachua County has spent approximately $150,000 of its reported 0ne hundred and 6 million dollars on pot hole repair and the most post hole’s repaired in a year was 6,000, about $500,000 worth!