Who To Contact To Repair Potholes in The State of Colorado

Almost every single person who's ever gotten behind the wheel of a car has faced the same issue. Say you take the same exact route to work every day. And your brain becomes so conditioned to that drive you know exactly where you need to swerve or position your tires to avoid that awful blip in the road or pothole, so often that you almost forget it's even there.

So imagine your surprise and relief if one day you make the drive and hallelujah! It's been repaired! It's like you're a new person!

This recently happened to me... a road I take home from work every day, as you would go around this slight corner, was SO beat up from years of bad drainage and abuse, that it was more like driving across a massive cheese grater than smooth pavement.

One day, out of nowhere, it was all barricaded off and the next day, was a brand new patch of road. I no longer spill coffee when I drive around that corner!

So how does it happen? Odds are someone contacted the county about it, that's how.

I think we sort of take for granted that we have the ability to affect this kind of change, but believe it or not, both Larimer and Weld Counties have systems in place to handle this exact sort of thing.

So - if you have one of those annoying potholes or road damage on your daily route, or even worse, on your street, there are two ways to bring it to their attention.

For Larimer County, you simply snap some pics and report it online via the Larimer County Service Request Portal.

For Weld County, you can either call Public Works at (970) 304-6496, ext. 3750 or fill out a Public Works request online.

While both of those links are the best place to start, note that sometimes the cities of Fort Collins, Greeley, Loveland and Windsor are responsible for some of these road works. The county will be able to direct you to the appropriate place if it's not in their jurisdiction.

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