Hit a pothole recently?  Had to replace a flat tire or bent rim?  Need a wheel alignment or major front end repair after driving to your local grocery store?  If so, you’re not alone, and Congressman Gerry Connolly wants to make sure that VDOT knows exactly where those pesky, bone-jarring potholes are located in Northern Virginia. 

Connolly is asking Northern Virginia residents to report the exact locations of those car-eating craters on his official website and he will personally communicate those locations to state transportation officials.”

Residents can report pothole locations by accessing Congressman Connolly’s website at connolly.house.gov/reportapothole or they can email the locations to pothole@mail.house.gov.  Connolly’s office will then add the reported pothole locations to the website’s interactive map and submit all information directly to VDOT.

“Potholes are more than a nuisance.  They can be downright dangerous to your car’s health and expensive for your pocketbook,” Connolly said.  “Let’s help VDOT find them so they are fixed as soon as possible.”

In a letter to Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton, Connolly informed him that he would be providing him with pothole locations on a weekly basis.  He also commended Governor Bob McDonnell for declaring March “Pothole Month” in the Commonwealth and thanked McDonnell and Connaughton for their commitment to repairing Northern Virginia potholes.

 At a time when the state and local governments have little funding to improve roads, Connolly noted he has been successful in steering more than $69 million in federal funding to Fairfax and Prince William for transportation projects, including repaving for segments of Routes 1, 28, 29, and 234.  “It is my sincere hope that these funds will help in the efforts to improve the condition of roadway surfaces following these historic storms,” he told Connaughton.

 Connolly noted that he will be identifying potholes himself as he travels through Northern Virginia everyday to attend meetings, visit with constituents, and commute to his Capitol Hill office.  “Every day, I have to thread my way around the same potholes that my constituents do,” he said. “It is a challenge in heavy traffic.  We need to get them fixed.”

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