Pittsburgh Department of Public Works crews patch over 500 potholes during weekend blitz

Pittsburgh Department of Public Works crews patch over 500 potholes during weekend blitz Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works crews spent the weekend patching hundreds of potholes. (City of Pittsburgh Mayor's Office/City of Pittsburgh Mayor's Office)

By WPXI.com News Staff

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works crews spent the weekend patching hundreds of potholes.

The effort was part of a citywide “pothole blitz” plan, where crews targeted spots that had been reported to them via 311.

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On Monday, the city released their end results.

A total of 551 potholes were patched by 120 employees who working from 30 trucks.

It took 92 tons of cold patch to fill the potholes.

Pittsburgh Department of Public Works crews patch over 500 potholes during weekend blitz Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works crews spent the weekend patching hundreds of potholes. (City of Pittsburgh Mayor's Office/City of Pittsburgh Mayor's Office)

Pittsburgh Department of Public Works crews patch over 500 potholes during weekend blitz Pittsburgh’s Department of Public Works crews spent the weekend patching hundreds of potholes. (City of Pittsburgh Mayor's Office/City of Pittsburgh Mayor's Office)

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