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Pointing Out Potholes Could Provide Payback

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Thursday, March 20, 2014   

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan's harshest winter in decades has helped create some of the state's largest potholes in decades.

But navigating a new website could help drivers get some financial relief.

Steve Pontoni, director of communications with the Michigan Association for Justice, says most drivers aren't aware that the Michigan Department of Transportation has 30 days to fix a pothole on a state trunk line once it's been reported.

After that if vehicles are damaged by that pothole, drivers could be eligible for compensation.

"It can cost anywhere from 50 bucks to get a tire replaced to thousands of dollars based on rim damage and tire damage and car damage, undercarriage damage, et cetera,” Pontoni points out. “So we're paying for the state's lack of action on this."

Drivers can report a pothole or file a claim for damage at FixYourRide.org.

State trunk lines are those highways that begin with the prefix I, US or M.

Last week Michigan lawmakers approved an additional $200 million for emergency road repairs, but Pontoni says what the state really needs is a long-term solution.

"The roads have been neglected by the legislature for several years now, and there's been opportunities to make the investment in Michigan's infrastructure and they've missed out on the opportunity, and now the drivers are paying for it," he maintains.

As bad as the pothole situation is right now, experts say the worst is likely still to come, as the freeze-thaw cycle that is typical of early spring in Michigan will wreak havoc on already crumbling roads.





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