Potholes

If placed end to end, the length of structurally deficient bridges in the D.C. area would stretch nearly four miles and cover the area of 18 football fields, according to a new analysis of federal government data we released this month.…

There is no way to escape them. They are everywhere. On streets, highways, on ramps and off ramps.

There’s a promise of relief to at least some commuters who have faced wild rides bouncing off potholes or zigzagging around them the last few months.

At the intersection of Fourth and K streets NW earlier this month, a road crew filled a pothole that had caused headaches for motorists since it was reported days earlier. Minutes later, the eroded, crumbling patch of road was mended and…

As commuters complain about potholes, the National Park Service believes it has less than half the money it would need to fix key routes like the George Washington Parkway, Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Rock Creek Parkway.

Leke Arojojoye, who works as an accountant, was on his way to work Friday when D.C.’s weather-battered streets messed with his balance sheet.

WASHINGTON — With more potholes piling up across the District, and about a third of local roads already in poor condition, the city is struggling to keep up with fixes due in large part to last year’s record rainfall.

Lots of rain and wild temperature swings have created big pothole problems in the District.

It’s not just your block that looks like it’s been hit by asteroids: the number of requests for pothole repairs in the District is double what it usually is this time of year.

It is the bane of most drivers’ existence — the dreaded pothole.