Where are you hitting potholes? Here’s what you identified as metro-east’s worst roads
Last week, the News-Democrat published a survey asking readers to tell us where they find potholes around southwest Illinois and what they think are the best and worst roads in the metro-east.
Here’s what our readers said.
Potholes:
Entering and leaving St. Louis on the Illinois side on I-55-70, specifically, the Poplar Street bridge area
I-55-70 eastbound lanes near I-64 interchange
Beltline in Collinsville eastbound, about a mile from Highway 157
Memorial Drive Belleville
Highway 161
St. Clair Avenue
I-255
Intersection of Greenmount Road and Carlyle Avenue
Washington Park
North Charles Street, between Scheel Street and Main Street
Worst roads:
Above I-55-70
East St. Louis
Beltline Collinsville
Route 3, between Alton and Granite City
Side roads where former Belleville driver’s license building was located
Greenmount Road, between Carlyle Avenue and Lebanon Avenue
IL-161
Frank Scott Parkway, between Sullivan Drive and IL-161
Best roads:
IL 111 from Pontoon Beach to I-55-70
Sullivan Drive (Fairview Heights)
Repaved section of I-255 between I-270 and IL 15
IL 159 at Crystal Lake through Collinsville
In O’Fallon
Want to share your experience?
Our survey on road conditions is still open. Tell us what you think. We are also looking for feedback about what coverage areas are important to you.
The city of Belleville launched a new online reporting system and app this week for the public to report potholes for repair.
A city official said, weather depending, crews try to fill them in three to four business days. You can report concerns on any local roads, and the city will redirect the request to the appropriate agency for roads that are not city-owned.
