Potholes have become a daily problem for some drivers on the Westside of Corpus Christi, and residents of one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods say the issues have made their rough roads worse.
One Westside neighbor texted me saying he counted 26 potholes on just his eight-minute drive to work down Horne Road. A photographer and I went to see for ourselves, and the ride was bumpy.
Westside Corpus Christi residents frustrated by potholes as city blames recent rainfall for road issues
After recent rainfall across Corpus Christi, city officials say weather can make road problems worse.
“Every time it does rain we do get an increase in calls for pothole repair, because the nature of the water penetrating the crack surface creates these pothole events,” Manuel Hernandez said…