Mayor Young, City Aims To Repair 5,000 Potholes In Baltimore In 50 Days
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A new challenge issued by Mayor Jack Young is looking to tackle the city's pothole problem.
The city will be fixing at least 100 potholes a day in 50 days or 5,000 potholes.
"They are an issue," said Baltimore resident, Tom Manger, "Every road needs repair somewhere along the way and it always seems to be right in the spot I'm driving."
Mayor Jack Young and Baltimore City Department of Transportation Director Steve Sharkey launched the mayor's "50-Day Pothole Challenge," in an effort to smooth out the city's roadways. It's all a part of Mayor Young's "Clean It Up!'" campaign.
"We want to fill 5,000 potholes," said Mayor Young, "I put a challenge to the transportation director, Steve Sharkey, when he first came on board that I want to be proactive about potholes."
"Making Baltimore cleaner and more beautiful is critical for improving public safety and helping Baltimore's neighborhoods to become more livable and prosperous," Young said.
Mayor Young even chipped in by helping fill the first pothole of the challenge.
The city says they're going to be proactive in looking for the potholes to fill but Transportation Director Steve Sharkey says they do want your help, "It's a fun and timely challenge, because at this time of year we want to encourage residents to call 311 and let us know where the potholes are."
You can follow along with how many potholes have been filled by visiting, https://www.baltopi.com/cleanstat
