Only You Can Report Potholes

The Examiner's Michael Neibauer trotted out an evergreen story this morning on how the District government urges all citizens to report potholes to the city's Service Request Center, either by calling 311 or filling out an online form. There is a nice little news peg included in the story, however: "The most calls come in March, once the ice and snow melts and the temperatures creep up to springtime levels. But the numbers will rise after a storm or, as happened several times last month, a water main break." If water main breaks can cause potholes, we could be on a path to set a new pothole record already this year.