Pothole problems: Vallejo ranks as having the worst roads in the Bay Area, again

""To describe the potholes, it's bad. You could hit them and they'll give you a concussion," he said."

""A lot of the residents were getting tired of it and were like why don't we just take matters into our own side. And we ran a GoFundMe and the next thing you know we had all this money in our GoFundMe so we went out about twice a week," Matsteller said."

""We constantly pay more for things that say they're going to fix it. Then it doesn't get fixed. That money goes somewhere else and we're in the same boat," Conley said."

""Fixing the potholes is just a band-aid. We have to tear up the streets, re-pipe the city and then build back over it and that, that's a lot of money," he said."

Vallejo ranks as the Bay Area city with the worst roads, marking the fifth consecutive year in the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's pavement report. Residents describe severe potholes that can damage vehicles and pose safety risks. Local volunteers formed the Vallejo Pothole Vigilantes in 2022, funded by GoFundMe donations, to fill potholes but were later ordered to stop by the city. Many residents express frustration over repeated failed repairs and perceived misallocation of funds. Community members say durable solutions require tearing up streets, replacing underground pipes, and rebuilding surfaces, demanding substantially more funding than temporary patches.

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