NOVA drivers beware: Potholes galore

m4a1mustang · 03-15-2010, 06:45 PM

It's getting really bad out there, guys. I'm talking not just tire puncturing, wheel bending potholes... I'm talking suspension destroying ones. The roads are very well torn up, including a few key routes that are my only option on the way out of work.

Fairview Park Drive between 29 and 50 heading in the direction of 50 has some major potholes in the right lane that will eat your tires.

The 50 west-bound ramp onto 495 has suspension eating potholes all along the seam from the old ramp to the temporary ramp. Construction barrels are blocking a clear route around them so you have to very carefully angle over the least dangerous ones. Hopefully VDOT fills them in overnight, they are the worst I've seen, with the worst section of the seam being probably half a car width wide, 12" deep, and 24" across. Definitely will eat you up.

Given the state budget I'm sure we're going to have a lot of road surface issues this year... gah.

ZCarMan · 03-15-2010, 07:05 PM

Steve, FWIW you can report pot holes to VDOT at: Report a Road Problem

They will eventually get to it. By reporting them to VDOT it might help get it filled sooner.

m4a1mustang · 03-15-2010, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

Steve, FWIW you can report pot holes to VDOT at: Report a Road Problem

Just did on WTOP's site, will do the same there.

ZCarMan · 03-15-2010, 07:08 PM

You're right though its pretty ugly out there. I hit one on the way home I thought my axle had just broken in two!

m4a1mustang · 03-15-2010, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ZCarMan

You're right though its pretty ugly out there. I hit one on the way home I thought my axle had just broken in two!

Yeah, I hit one last week that jerked the steering wheel so hard it hurt my wrist. I thought for sure I'd have bent something or punctured the tire, but to my surprise there was no damage.

PapoZalsa · 03-15-2010, 09:45 PM

That sucks for a state that you pay high vehicle property taxes but they cannot fix the damn streets.

m4a1mustang · 03-15-2010, 09:46 PM

Well, to their credit, the ones I am talking about are probably less than 24 hours old. We'll see tomorrow if they've been patched.

madelf · 03-15-2010, 10:00 PM

Agreed. Narrowly missed on I-95 about a week ago. Saw the car in front of me sink in.

m4a1mustang · 03-15-2010, 10:01 PM

I just can't wait until we're well into spring. This winter has been brutal on the roads, and this rain hasn't helped much either.

SmoothZ · 03-15-2010, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Given the state budget I'm sure we're going to have a lot of road surface issues this year... gah.

It's like that here, too. I can't drive anywhere w/o hitting a series of unavoidable holes that makes the car feel like it's getting a massive flat.

m4a1mustang · 03-15-2010, 10:05 PM

I'm actually least worried about a flat. I'm worried about ripping a corner of the car off.

SmoothZ · 03-15-2010, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

I'm actually least worried about a flat. I'm worried about ripping a corner of the car off.

I'm making mental notes of where NOT to drive the Z.

tooohip · 03-16-2010, 09:26 AM

There's a couple here in Columbia, but not too bad considering.

Hi-TecDesigns · 03-16-2010, 12:32 PM

I take the occasional trip to Wheaton coming off of SR29... SR193 is insane on the pothole scale, and that was before the rain! Now you might as well be driving on a gravel road with a river running through it.

hazzazi · 03-16-2010, 12:46 PM

it's pretty bad here, i actually managed to slash the side wall on my xterra tire, i had to buy a new one...

03-15-2010, 06:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	NOVA drivers beware: Potholes galore It's getting really bad out there, guys. I'm talking not just tire puncturing, wheel bending potholes... I'm talking suspension destroying ones. The roads are very well torn up, including a few key routes that are my only option on the way out of work. Fairview Park Drive between 29 and 50 heading in the direction of 50 has some major potholes in the right lane that will eat your tires. The 50 west-bound ramp onto 495 has suspension eating potholes all along the seam from the old ramp to the temporary ramp. Construction barrels are blocking a clear route around them so you have to very carefully angle over the least dangerous ones. Hopefully VDOT fills them in overnight, they are the worst I've seen, with the worst section of the seam being probably half a car width wide, 12" deep, and 24" across. Definitely will eat you up. Given the state budget I'm sure we're going to have a lot of road surface issues this year... gah. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

03-15-2010, 07:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
ZCarMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MD Posts: 4,488 Drives: 09 Z34, 13 F-150 Rep Power: 26	Steve, FWIW you can report pot holes to VDOT at: Report a Road Problem They will eventually get to it. By reporting them to VDOT it might help get it filled sooner. __________________ Jon Swift \| SPC \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| AAM \| Cobb \| Hawk \| Volk Racing \| Bridgestone Green Demon Eyes

03-15-2010, 07:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
ZCarMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: MD Posts: 4,488 Drives: 09 Z34, 13 F-150 Rep Power: 26	You're right though its pretty ugly out there. I hit one on the way home I thought my axle had just broken in two! __________________ Jon Swift \| SPC \| Stillen \| Motordyne \| AAM \| Cobb \| Hawk \| Volk Racing \| Bridgestone Green Demon Eyes

03-15-2010, 09:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	That sucks for a state that you pay high vehicle property taxes but they cannot fix the damn streets. __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

03-15-2010, 09:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Well, to their credit, the ones I am talking about are probably less than 24 hours old. We'll see tomorrow if they've been patched. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

03-15-2010, 10:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
madelf Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 77 Drives: 09 370Z PW 7AT Rep Power: 15	Agreed. Narrowly missed on I-95 about a week ago. Saw the car in front of me sink in.

03-15-2010, 10:01 PM	#9 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I just can't wait until we're well into spring. This winter has been brutal on the roads, and this rain hasn't helped much either. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

03-15-2010, 10:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	I'm actually least worried about a flat. I'm worried about ripping a corner of the car off. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

03-16-2010, 09:26 AM	#13 (permalink)
tooohip A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 1,626 Drives: 09 370z CY To/Sp Rep Power: 270	There's a couple here in Columbia, but not too bad considering. __________________ Lance KW Variant 3 Coilovers \| Stillen Sways \| Stillen Gen III Intake \| AAM HFC \| AAM True Dual CBE \| AAM Comp Oil Cooler \| Hawk HPS Pads \| Volk TE-37 \| Hoser Keg Tap

03-16-2010, 12:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
Hi-TecDesigns Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Glenelg, MD Posts: 146 Drives: 370 Rdstr AT7 BkChry Rep Power: 16	I take the occasional trip to Wheaton coming off of SR29... SR193 is insane on the pothole scale, and that was before the rain! Now you might as well be driving on a gravel road with a river running through it. __________________ http://hi-tecdesigns.com/images/pict...on%20Small.gif 2000 S2000 Brickyard Red Metallic w/ Romanesque Crimson Kandy, custom everything else

03-16-2010, 12:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
hazzazi Track Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA, Virginia / KSA Posts: 648 Drives: 09 nismo Silver Rep Power: 17	it's pretty bad here, i actually managed to slash the side wall on my xterra tire, i had to buy a new one... __________________ i Don't Drive Fast, i just Fly Slow.

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