Potholes: Worse Every Year
St. John's is gaining a reputation for crumbling streets. Insurance claims due to pot hole related injuries are steadily on the rise. Each Spring the city puts thousands of dollars towards revamping crumbling infrastructure, but how long can it keep with mother nature? “It's like a war zone out there”, says long time Rabbit Town resident Bill MacDonald. After loosing two children and the family dog to potholes over the last decade, he is looking to the city for answers. “It's a horrible way to live, stepping out for an errand and wondering: will I make it home this time? Bill is not the only one concerned. I have experienced the trauma personally. Cringing while thumping over the squishy bumps on Old Pennywell, the bodies and twisted metal stacked so high you just drive right over the top of them.
With a new season of tourism right around the corner, St. John's would be wise to act soon. The smell of rotting corpses in the streets and families boarding up there windows cannot hold much appeal for the common east coast enthusiast. How long until the city itself just crumbles into the ocean? Only time will tell.
