City roads have fewer potholes this winter season, thanks to warmer than usual weather conditions.

Bryden Denyes, area roads manager with the City of Ottawa, says maintenance crews remain vigilant to patch-up any road imperfection, and in 2024, have so far have filled around 27,000 potholes.

According to city data, the average number of potholes filled annually over the past three years is about 214,000. However, on a month-to-month basis, there has been an approximately 25 per cent decrease.

  • NotSteve_
    5·
    10 months ago

    I’m surprised the rapidly changing high and low temperatures don’t make it worse.

    • veeeOPEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      I thought the same, but I guess without ice between the cracks there’s a lot less expansion and contraction occurring.