NYC DOT Launches Second Major Pothole Blitz This Season Following Record-Setting Winter Weather

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March 20, 2026
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NYC DOT Launches Second Major Pothole Blitz This Season Following Record-Setting Winter Weather

Last weekend's successful pothole blitz repaired more than 7,200 potholes-roughly a week's worth-in a single day

NEW YORK - New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Mike Flynn today announced a second comprehensive blitz to fill potholes across the five boroughs following a historic winter with record-setting snowfall and sustained cold weather. Eighty pothole repair crews will be dispatched along city streets and highways across the five boroughs beginning at 6 a.m. for the blitz this Saturday, with additional pothole blitzes to follow in the weeks ahead. Last weekend's pothole blitz repaired more than 7,200 potholes, roughly a week's worth, in a single day. NYC DOT has repaired more than 66,000 potholes since January 1, with a response time of just over two days, with more than 20,000 potholes filled in the last two weeks alone. The agency's stepped-up pothole repair is in concert with its full-scale road resurfacing efforts that begin this month with curb-to-curb repaving projects. NYC DOT expects to resurface 1,150 lane miles of roadway this year.

"New Yorkers deserve safe and smooth streets, and that's why Mayor Mamdani and NYC DOT mobilized last weekend for a pothole blitz, repairing more than 7,200 of them last Saturday-almost as many potholes as we'd fill over an entire week," said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn. "This weekend, we will be back for more. The high-moisture and thawing conditions continue, and that means our work is not done. I applaud all of our NYC DOT crews who will be out once again this weekend making roads safe and passable for New Yorkers."

The average repair time for potholes is two days after being reported. New Yorkers should report potholes to 311 and they will be promptly addressed. Pothole season begins in New York City around the spring, when more potholes form on our roadways because of high-moisture, winter weather conditions, and the cycle of freezing and thawing conditions. 

New Yorkers should expect travel delays on Saturday due to the repair work.