open #209985
Potholes, Other Street Repair
309 E First Street, Bloomington
- Case Date:
- 4/16/2026
Pothole
Pothole
the pavement on Dodds right where it goes over the B-line trail is like riding a roller coasters everyday. many potholes and uneven pavement makes it the bumpiest part of bloomington. now I typically enjoy roller coasters- however! this one is not welcome. I thought it was my rlly old dinky car's fault almost falling apart going over this section of the road- NO lol. I got a new car- same stuff. it could give a newborn shaken baby syndrome i swear
The alley is concrete and is VERY damaged. Utility lines run down this alley as well as all residents garages. Tripping is a problem as the ground is very bad and it was patched with asphalt instead of properly correcting and replacing. This is not owned by homeowners and needs replacing completely especially on the highland ave side.
We live right in front of the new huge metal plate that is covering a construction hole on 2nd. This plate is so loud and boomy each time a car drives by, so, constantly. It vibrates our home and can be heard all the way in the back over noise machines. Can anything be done to slow down traffic here in hopes of some peace? We’ve been very patient with the ongoing, loud, repairs being done all day and sometimes all night, as well as the reduced parking and blocked access to our driveway. As you know, all the streetlights have been removed around here, making it harder for vehicles to see this plate and slow down in time.
This is more than just a pothole. The ground has opened up and revealed a kind of evacuated cavern under the concrete, sort of like a karst feature. It should probably be investigated by an engineer and not just filled in. It is in the alley directly behind (east) of the parking lot behind Bynum Fanyo on Walnut.
Pothole driving south on South Sare Road someplace around the exit to Spicewood Lane -- on the left side of the lane going south. I blew my left front tire tonight around 9 pm when I hit the pothole.
4 large potholes in the first 2 blocks
Washout from storm sewer culvert, may need more than just cold patch to permanently remedy
I had sent in a request on 5/19/25 Case #202787 reporting that Olive Street needs a concrete curb installed. Due to the excessive rainfall this has caused flooding issues for 1502 S. Olive and the house on the corner of Hillside and Olive (1144 E. Hillside Dr.). I was informed that this was on the paving list and there was plans for an asphalt curb. I called on 6/9/25 and spoke to the Engineering dept. (Iris) about installing a concrete curb instead of asphalt. There is already a partial concrete curb that runs past 1502. It needs to have a concrete curb all the way up the hill so that rain will not flood into the driveway and along the house of 1502, plus it runs past the curb into the yard of 1144 E. Hillside causing flooding in the basement. They have a sump pump now, but it's old and could quit at any time. It's already August and there hasn't been any kind of activity on this street. Do you have an estimated date as to when the street will be paved and the curb installed? Also, there is a construction sign in the yard of 1144 E. Hillside that has been there all summer and would like it to be moved. Thank you for any information you can provide!
Thanks to the Zach Sowders crew for making Adams St between 7th and the Bline a safer and more appealing thorough fare.