PSA - Huge Pothole 417 E on-ramp from Innes Rd
Title self-explanatory. Two cars pulled off with damaged tires, and now I need a front end alignment.
Posted Dec 14, 2023, 2:59 PM UTC
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I very rarely take that onramp. The one time i did, i hit that mofo really hard.. that was at the beginning of summer, i cant imagine how bad that hole is now. Im surprised it was never fixed
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If this is ramp traveling East on Innes onto 417 East to Montreal, I reported it in summer to MTO and was/is horrible with the entire ramp riddled with potholes. They did eventually send a couple months later a crew to patch but I still drive slow until I pass.
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That’s the ramp!
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I've reported this spot multiple times, provincially and municipally. Had a truck kick up a nice chunk that flew a foot or two from my windshield last summer. Can('t) believe it's not been addressed.
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I hit this pothole in August 2023 with my summer rims, I’m suprised its still there till today
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Did you call 311 before coming onto Reddit to complain?
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it's not a complaint, it's a warning to others, and OP's sequence of events is irrelevant.
did you report this post to the mods before complaining about it?
Seriously.
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i’m not complaining. I am warning others.
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on ramps, and the 417 are the province’s responsibility. 311 is the wrong number, that’s for city affairs
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I did call, or at least tried to after being passed around to end up at voicemail
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IIRC if it's been reported more than 24 hours before you hitting it the city is liable to pay your repairs. IANAL tho
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It’s not the city’s issue
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Incorrect however they rarely pay it seems
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/pothole-damage-claims-ottawa-1.3490955
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Yeah, why get on Reddit and warn people who might be about to leave their homes and encounter this pothole in a few minutes when you should really get on 311 first and complain to the City so that they might do something about it months from now? 🤔
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Now i know to be extra careful when i pass by there tonight
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I don't see OP complaining? They're doing a service to everyone here. I take that ramp once a week. I'll be sure to keep my eyes out or take a different way to get on the highway.
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Thank you. Exactly my thought, if I had seen this ahead of time, I would’ve been on the lookout for the pothole on the ramp, and I wouldn’t be constantly fighting with my steering wheel now to go in a straight line.
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What are you crazy or something?
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It’s provincial so 311 is not gonna do much is it?
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This ramp has had issues for months, pure negligence by the city.
Ramps are the provinces responsibility
Good to know, thanks!
I think that part is the province's responsibility, highways and their ramps up to city streets.