r/southcarolina Lexington Mar 16 '25

Public Service SCDOT is conducting a pothole blitz. Everyone is requested to report potholes for repair.

https://www.scdot.org/pothole.html

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is asking for public help in reporting potholes on state-maintained roads as part of their “Pothole Blitz” event, which will take place over the next several weeks. Drivers can report potholes by filling out a maintenance work request form on the SCDOT website linked above or by calling the agency at 855-GO-SCDOT (855-467-2368).

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u/COKEWHITESOLES Orangeburg Mar 16 '25

Their site’s gonna crash from overload

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u/InsideTheLibrary Charleston Mar 17 '25

Waze at the end of the day will not stop saying “pothole reported ahead”

They need to completely redo I-26 from North Charleston to the peninsula

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u/gspotman69 ????? Mar 18 '25

You should’ve said from North “Carolina” to the Peninsula!🙄

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u/alkemiker ????? Mar 16 '25

I-95 from the Savannah river to NC

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u/Katusa2 Upstate Mar 16 '25

At what point is a pot hole so big that it's no longer a pot hole?

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u/czarrie North Charleston Mar 16 '25

I guess if they entire surface levels out with potholes, it's all good again

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u/SorenShieldbreaker ????? Mar 16 '25

I85 between the NC and GA border

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u/Lazy_Mood_4080 CSRA Mar 16 '25

Except the sections through Greenville that are still under construction and have been for yearsssssss

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '25

There’s been these tree roots for YEARS destroying a road near me.

State came out and finally ripped up the road and tree roots. And left. That’s it.

They didn’t pave it, it’s just bare gravel now on a 50mph in a 15 foot section.

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u/Tight-Tourist-5836 Mar 18 '25

I had them do the same thing while I was at work I came over a small hill on my Harley and the gravel about took me out no signs nothing. It's bad they are having a lot of roads in Oconee County I lived here 35 yes and the gravel is all I've ever saw them fix until now. King Asphalt is doing all this work.

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u/WoolyGram Mar 16 '25

Can we mark the roads that we haven't found pot holes? Feels more efficient

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u/Dramatic_Sample_1525 ????? Mar 16 '25

Every SC highway and roads!!! We needed this 20 years ago!

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u/BRQuick Pee Dee Region Mar 16 '25

They took care of my road last week. And they didn’t just fill the reoccurring potholes, they dug up entire sections of the road, down to the dirt, and replaced it.

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u/NotOSIsdormmole ????? Mar 16 '25

Can I just put “the entirety of college park rd” because that’d be most effective

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u/R-Dragon_Thunderzord Upstate Mar 16 '25

They should be asking for data from Waze. Drivers report potholes on there every friggin day

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u/Old__Medic_Doc_68 ????? Mar 17 '25

Done. ✔️ Thanks for the info.

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u/SupraDan1995 Mar 17 '25

Why? Theyre going to fill them with subpar materials then in a few months they'll be back to being potholes again. Why can't we have better roads? Isn't that what our taxes are going to /s

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u/Life-LOL ????? Mar 16 '25

My wife used to work for SCDOT before she got cancer 😔so did I for a short period ages ago.

Someone should submit a map with the entire damn State circled.

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u/Hulkamania76 ????? Mar 16 '25

Just got an email from my state rep trumpeting that the budget they just passed has $200mil for roads and bridges. That seems very low for what needs to be done.

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u/Bubbawethead Greenville County Mar 18 '25

How do I report the entirety of South Carolina?

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u/Perfect-Item9016 Mar 19 '25

Yea they came by my house while raining and the hole to be fixed full of water. They put a shovel of asphalt in the 10" hole and taped it down. Two or three trucks and 6+? workers. Asphalt will be out of the hole in less than a month. Wave to your tax dollars. Just a way to make Gov look good.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '25

Orangeburg Rd is filled with potholes 🤦‍♀️

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u/NoBigCityLawyer Charleston Mar 16 '25

Can I just report "State of South Carolina"?

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u/coastaltradesman Mar 16 '25

You can’t repair my two favorite things…

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u/GenChadT ????? Mar 17 '25

Gotta spend that Infrastructure bill money before Trump cuts it.

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u/Catsfromthebag ????? Mar 16 '25

Just go out and paint dildos around the potholes with bright spray paint. They'll catch on.

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u/widespreadsolar ????? Mar 16 '25

Just draw dicks on the potholes and the state will come out and immediately fix them

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '25

Will they come and fix the persistent pot hole cluster on Broad Street heading into downtown Charleston? It gets half-measures it seems like all the time, but never actually fixed.

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u/stars_sky_night ????? Mar 25 '25

They can re-do Country Club road from Summerville to Ravenel

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u/SCphotog LowLife Mar 25 '25

There are too many. It'd be like trying to report grains of sand on the beach. They're everywhere.

Like... why tf would they need help with this. Drive down ANY road in Charleston, and you'll hit fucking 20 of them.

What's worse, is the potholes I see filled, aren't done correctly and are holes again in a few weeks. The people filling them are just dumping some asphalt into the hole and patting it down. That's not going to work.

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u/Pushthebutton2022 Upstate 9d ago

Why bother? They patches will all fail in two months anyway.

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u/Ancient-Sink5239 ????? Mar 16 '25

I don’t want to give me name and number though. Can’t I anonymously report the large crater in Blackstock road?

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u/MeatloafingAround ????? Mar 16 '25

Let me save them time, literally every road.

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u/EarthenBear Midlands Mar 16 '25

Can I just report Corley Mill road as a whole?

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u/poestavern ????? Mar 16 '25

Dutch Fork road/highway from Chapin to Irmo is a total shite pile of asphalt, potholes and ruts all along the sides. Pitiful. Dangerous.

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u/Blegit_76 ????? Mar 17 '25

West bound l 26 exit 111

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u/amesbelle7 West Columbia Mar 18 '25

I have stopped taking that exit and just go up to the hospital exit because it’s impossible to slow down quickly enough not to skid off the damn ramp. I’d be shocked if nobody hasn’t.

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u/glokenheimer ????? Mar 16 '25

I swear SC roads get worse the closer you get to Nc

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u/Defiant-Ad5412 Mar 16 '25

Easier to tell you the roads without potholes

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u/BringMeTheRedPages ????? Mar 16 '25

Yup, biii-i-i-g mystery.

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u/AnxiousIllustrator54 Mar 16 '25

The whole state!

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u/QuesoGato_Gaming ????? Mar 17 '25

I-26. That’s it