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Last March, several drivers reached out to Speakers Corner asking us to visit what they argued was the worst street in the city when it came to potholes.<\/p>\n
Deep craters dotted a long portion of Unwin Avenue, which runs from Cherry Beach to Tommy Thompson Park.\u00a0The roadway, and pavement had been eroded entirely, which left several vehicles with costly repair bills.<\/p>\n
It is now a very different story.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs you can see now, we couldn\u2019t be happier,\u201d said Jason Singh, one of the several people who asked us to look into the problems there last spring.<\/p>\n
Weeks after CityNews\u2019 report on the conditions of the roadway, City crews not only repaired the road, they repaved it completely.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey actually got it done way ahead of the deadline they told you when you reached out,\u201d Singh said, citing a statement the City gave CityNews at the time of our report that the repairs would not take place until September.<\/p>\n
\u201cCity staff were able to accelerate and complete the repaving of Unwin Avenue from Cherry Street to the Unwin Bridge through co-ordinating maintenance and repair activities that included road grading, ditch improvements, and road resurfacing work,\u201d a City spokesperson told us when we followed up.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s one of many projects City road crews say they\u2019ve worked to fix this summer after a brutal winter took its\u00a0toll on streets and roadways.<\/p>\n
As of September, 206,948 pot holes have been filled across the city \u2013 far more than the 202,250 that were filled in all of last year. Much of that is thanks to a 34 per cent\u00a0 increase in the city budget to respond to potholes and road repairs, jumping to $6.2M this year.<\/p>\n
For those like Singh who travel on Unwin daily, it\u2019s money well spent.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomething had to be done here and maybe they don\u2019t always listen but in this case they listened and did a great job,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
If there\u2019s a pothole or troubled area in your neighbourhood that remains unresolved, the City is still asking residents to report any road issue to 311.<\/p>\n
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