A pothole problem is costing people hundreds of dollars.WLWT first got word of a massive pothole on Interstate-275 westbound, around mile marker 44.1 in Sharonville, on Wednesday.Lebanon resident Julie Gillespie said right before the onramp for I-275 northbound, she hit it, blowing her tire and damaging her rim.”I knew as soon as I hit it, all my lights went on, and the dash said no tire pressure, and it started to throw me into the wall on the right-hand side,” Gillespie said. “I was just afraid I was going to get hit by someone coming down that ramp. People were just flying past.”Gillespie works as a home care therapist and says she drives all over for her job. On Wednesday, that’s what she was doing when that pothole blew a hole in her plans. “There have been several potholes in that area, so I always try to avoid them. But yesterday the pothole was covered in water and it was a major pothole,” she said. Gillespie called her husband, then the police for help. Gillespie said a Sharonville officer rushed there to protect a growing line of cars, all with tire damage, lining up behind her car.”It was one car after another, after another, pulling over next to me, all of us with flat tires,” she said. “When we were still there, there was probably six or seven cars within probably 20 minutes.”Gillespie said she reported the pothole to the Ohio Department of Transportation.Thursday, WLWT crews took a drive and found that it is now patched up.It’s a sigh of relief for Gillespie, who said she reached out because she was worried about drivers’ safety on that stretch of road.”I just wanted to make sure that it was correct that someone followed up on it,” Gillespie said.But this isn’t over for those impacted — the cost to repair Gillespie’s tire and rim is $700.She’s not the only one stuck with a hefty bill.”Ironically, while we were in Tire Discounters, another family came in and said we just had this big pothole on 275,” she said.WLWT reached out to ODOT officials to ask about road maintenance and conditions along the stretch.On Thursday, Gillespie shared this pothole was nearly unavoidable, urging drivers to stay alert as they deal with winter wear and tear.
A pothole problem is costing people hundreds of dollars.
WLWT first got word of a massive pothole on Interstate-275 westbound, around mile marker 44.1 in Sharonville, on Wednesday.
Lebanon resident Julie Gillespie said right before the onramp for I-275 northbound, she hit it, blowing her tire and damaging her rim.
“I knew as soon as I hit it, all my lights went on, and the dash said no tire pressure, and it started to throw me into the wall on the right-hand side,” Gillespie said. “I was just afraid I was going to get hit by someone coming down that ramp. People were just flying past.”
Gillespie works as a home care therapist and says she drives all over for her job. On Wednesday, that’s what she was doing when that pothole blew a hole in her plans.
“There have been several potholes in that area, so I always try to avoid them. But yesterday the pothole was covered in water and it was a major pothole,” she said.
Gillespie called her husband, then the police for help. Gillespie said a Sharonville officer rushed there to protect a growing line of cars, all with tire damage, lining up behind her car.
“It was one car after another, after another, pulling over next to me, all of us with flat tires,” she said. “When we were still there, there was probably six or seven cars within probably 20 minutes.”
Gillespie said she reported the pothole to the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Thursday, WLWT crews took a drive and found that it is now patched up.
It’s a sigh of relief for Gillespie, who said she reached out because she was worried about drivers’ safety on that stretch of road.
“I just wanted to make sure that it was correct that someone followed up on it,” Gillespie said.
But this isn’t over for those impacted — the cost to repair Gillespie’s tire and rim is $700.
She’s not the only one stuck with a hefty bill.
“Ironically, while we were in Tire Discounters, another family came in and said we just had this big pothole on 275,” she said.
WLWT reached out to ODOT officials to ask about road maintenance and conditions along the stretch.
On Thursday, Gillespie shared this pothole was nearly unavoidable, urging drivers to stay alert as they deal with winter wear and tear.
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