(KRON) — Oakland drivers face a gauntlet of potholes while navigating city streets because of years of neglect, according to a grand jury report released Monday.
“Although a visible and irritating problem, potholes are merely a symptom of the much largerproblem of failing streets. Until Oakland can repave on a wide scale, it will not be able to escape from a cycle of pothole and pavement repairs,” the grand jury’s report states.
Oakland has 806 miles of paved streets, including 299 miles that are “major streets,” such as collectors and arterials, according to the report…