Where have you hit a pothole around Lexington? We asked, you answered
Last week, the Herald-Leader published a survey asking readers to tell us where they find potholes around Lexington and what they think are the best and worst roads in the area.
The city offers multiple means of reporting potholes and other hazardous road complaints, and an official said Lexington attempts to fill reported potholes within two business days.
The city and state did a number of pothole repairs earlier this year after winter weather damaged roadways.
First, here’s what our readers said about road conditions. We received 26 responses as of 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Potholes
Southbound 25, in the half-mile stretch near the winery
Pine Street, between Limestone and Jersey Street
Upper Street, between High Street and Maxwell Street
New Circle and Versailles Road, at the downtown exit
Old Frankfort Pike, past Enterprise Drive toward the roundabout
Mount Tabor Road
Man ‘O’ War Boulevard, between Tates Creek and I-75
I-75 south
Iron Works Pike, between Newtown and Russell Cave (closer to Russell Cave)
Russell Cave Road, between New Circle and Hughes Lane
Center lane of I-75 southbound, between exits 108 and 99
Intersection of Alexandria Drive and Garden Springs Road
North Broadway, from downtown to Paris Pike; between 5th and 6th streets
North Limestone
Bryan Avenue
Jacobson Park Road, on the way to pavilion seven
Wittland Lane
Glenn Place
Burnett Avenue
Avon Avenue
Near the Chick-fil-A at Turfland Mall
Downtown
North end of town
Old Richmond Road
Shelby Lane
Worst roads
Nicholasville Road
New Circle
Alexandria Drive
Upper and Limestone, between Bolivar Street and Virginia Avenue
North Broadway, from New Circle to Main Street
North Limestone, from New Circle to Main Street
Main Street downtown area
Roads with city-owned manhole covers
Southbound Clay’s Ferry Interstate Bridge
Vine Street
Rose Street
Hume Road
Seventh Street
North Upper Street
Alumni Drive
Old Richmond Road
Near Castlewood Park
Man ‘O’ War Boulevard
Tates Creek Road
Richmond Road
Newton Pike
Euclid Avenue
Main Street, Nicholasville Road, Rose Street and North Limestone were among the names listed as the worst roads in multiple survey responses.
Best roads
Richmond Road
Replaced portions of Versailles Road
Replaced portions of Harrodsburg Road
Nicholasville Road
Richmond Roads
The south end of town
New Circle Road, from the Richmond Road exit to the Newtown Pike exit
New Circle Road, between Versailles Road and Leestown Road
Vine Street
Chinoe Road
Old Frankfort Pike
Manchester Street
West Loudon Avenue
Man ‘O’ War Boulevard
Tates Creek Road
Winchester Road
Citation Boulevard
Near the University of Kentucky
Nicholasville Road, Harrodsburg Road and New Circle Road were among the names listed as the best roads in multiple survey responses.
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.
How can you report potholes and other roadway concerns in Lexington?
The city of Lexington offers multiple avenues through which you can report potholes and other roadway concerns.
You can call LexCall 311 for assistance with non-emergency issues such as potholes, garbage collection, trash and debris, street signs and more. There is a “language line” available for those who speak languages other than English. Dial 311 or 859-425-2255 to reach LexCall.
You can also submit a service request through the city’s online system, where you’ll be asked to select, describe and provide the address or location of the issue. There is a text box where you can describe the location if you don’t know the exact address.
After submitting the request, you’ll be provided with a service request number, which you can use to check for status updates. The city’s website says the streets and roads department makes every effort to repair reported potholes within 48 business hours.
You can check the service request map to see other reports made in the last 30 days and their category, date, request number, address and division.
Another way to report concerns in Lexington is through the free LexCall app, which is available for Apple and Android users. You can use the app to report non-emergency concerns like potholes, graffiti and malfunctioning traffic lights.
Using the app, you can select the issue, upload photographs and use GPS to pinpoint the problem’s location. You can then email the report to the city.
To report a concern on a road maintained by the commonwealth rather than the city, call 859-246-2059 or 859-246-2355.
Do you have a question about infrastructure in Lexington or elsewhere in Kentucky? We’d like to hear from you. Email us at ask@herald-leader.com or fill out the form below.
This story was originally published April 6, 2022 at 4:12 PM.
