These are some of the most complained-about roads near Denver
DENVER (KDVR) — If you’ve hit a pothole in the past year on Monaco Street Parkway, you – along with hundreds of others – are not alone.
Over the past year, thousands of drivers reported potholes on Colorado roads. The issues were reported throughout the Denver metro area, but some roads received more complaints than others.
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Hundreds of complaints filed on these metro roads
Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure shared a year’s worth of reported pothole complaints between February 2023 through February 2024.
In total, the reports specifically about potholes amounted to over 7,000 complaints.
FOX31 looked through the department’s list based on driver reports of potholes around Denver. The locations of the potholes are difficult to pinpoint as each report gives a general, but not exact area.
Several roads were reported hundreds of times. These particular roads are some of the most reported upon searching.
Monaco Street Parkway
Through the reports, some drivers didn’t reference the road by its full name. Upon searching for reports that reference “Monaco,” over 500 inquiries pop up.
This less than 10-mile stretch from Monaco Street Parkway, along with North and South Monaco Street Parkway to Monaco Steet has received some of the most reports in the past year.
The most recent reports referred to large, deep potholes along different areas of Monaco.
Colorado Boulevard
Almost 400 reports cited Colorado Boulevard, with drivers using terms like “Colorado” and “Colorado Blvd.” in the reports.
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Some reports are just requesting a fix, meanwhile, other reports were concerned with damaged vehicles from the potholes along Colorado Boulevard.
Alameda Avenue
Alameda Avenue, including east and west, received several hundred complaints within the past year.
“Alameda” was referenced over 300 times with reports ranging between Lakewood and Aurora.
The reports ranged from a notice of a pothole on the road to complaints that the potholes on Alameda are causing damage to cars.
FOX31 reached out to DOTI to see if any renovations have been made to these roads within the past year. We’re still awaiting a response.
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