Has anyone ever asked GDOT to repay them for a tire busted on a pot hole?
If so what was process and what happened?
Posted May 16, 2017, 3:56 PM UTC
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Most of the streets with the worst pot holes are City of Atlanta streets, not GDOT.
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This is evident where Piedmont Avenue (City of Atlanta) turns into Piedmont Road (state route 237). Though it does make me wonder why the part of Piedmont in Buckhead is maintained by the state while the part through Midtown and Downtown is the responsibility of the city.
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Wait, you're wondering why the part of Piedmont that is a state route is maintained by the state and the part that is a city street is maintained by the city?
GDOT owns and maintains state routes. Cities own and maintain the public roads within their boundaries that are not state routes; same with counties, although sometimes cities, counties, and even the state will have maintenance agreements with another government entity.
Even interstates are technically state routes with their own special numbers in addition to the Interstate number.
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No, I am wondering why the state owns the portion of Piedmont in Buckhead and the city owns the portion in Midtown and Downtown.
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10th Street represent
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Yes.
They were happy to replace all 4 tires on my car and bought me a new set of shocks as well.
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Is that sarcasm?
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It matters what road it was on; this determines whether you file with a local municipality or the State. Some jurisdictions have insurance which can make it better or worse (for you).
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i heard this long ago, and tried to get a new tire and rim and alignment. The ultimate resolution was that I went through the Dekalb county, and they told me that they were only responsible for unmarked work zones. I have never been able to wrap my head around what exactly that means. The next day the pot hole was marked with a cone. In a few days it was filled. I got exactly $0.00 for my efforts. I wish you the best of luck.
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We need a Ruxin from the League... Go around painting swastikas on pot holes.
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Back in 2002 I stared at paint drying rather than trying to figure out how to seek reimbursement for a similar situation.
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I used to be a roadside assistance tech in metro ATL. This is nearly a thing of legend. Everyone has heard of someone getting paid, but no one I ever met in thousands of calls had been reimbursed or knew someone directly. Its always a neighbors boss friends divorced dog in a different county.
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I've considered suing the moon.
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I was successful with the city of Atlanta, not GDOT itself. Pretty easy process fill out some paperwork and included some pictures, they took forever to process the claim but that was expected.
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Where did you get the flat?
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I actually didn't get one but I hit a hugely bad pothole the other day and heard about this program...want to be prepared
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Draw a giant cock&ballz or dickbutt over the pothole.
They'll expedite the repair.
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You got punk'd
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The Atlanta City Council routinely turns down these requests. GDOT is likely the same way. I've never seen the council approve payment for pothole damage. They likely know the hassle of bringing a lawsuit against the city is greater than the requested payout. They probably also have case law on their side but that's just a guess.
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I've gone through atleast 5 tires on my car. (BMW 535i 2013) runflats are 275$ a piece... I just gave up and bought chunky tires.
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An ex GF of mine did it with City of Atlanta twice.
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Good luck with that my friend.