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Big Pothole Causes Big Problems On West Roberts Road
April 17, 2023
A big pothole caused big problems for several drivers on West Roberts Road before being fixed Monday morning.
The pothole was in the eastbound lane of West Roberts Road just past the railroad crossing, approaching Highway 29.
Sunday night, multiple damaged vehicles were in the parking lot of the nearby Circle K. The Florida Highway Patrol responded after drivers reported damage including flat tires, broken and bent rims, broken axles, and vehicle body damage from hitting the unmarked hole. Reports indicated that over a dozen vehicles were damaged.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office blocked the roadway, and the Escambia County Road Department placed traffic barriers around the hole.
The roadway was repaired by Escambia County Monday morning (first photo below).
For more photos, click to enlarge.
NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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13 Responses to “Big Pothole Causes Big Problems On West Roberts Road”
I hit that pot hole Sunday morning while it was raining. Popped my tire too! I sat in Cirlce k parking lot for several hours till I could get help. The roadside assistance thru my cell phone couldn’t find anyone in our area to put my spare on for me. They were willing to reach outside our area to a provider with a high out of pocket deductible, which I declined. So my daughter called a local 24/7 tow company that came out within an hour. $85 to change flat Sunday and $180 Monday for new tire. With our roads as dangerous as they have become I am looking for better roadside assistance!
with all the money the county gets off the 13 cent
gas tax, it would seem WE SHOULD
best roads in the state………
I don’t understand why if the county was sending someone to fill that huge pothole-thank you- but why didn’t the county have the crew fix the other problems close by, there are edges of the road that drop off and that is very dangerous for new young drivers going to Tate. West Roberts road is not a wide road and is easy for inexperienced drivers to run off the edge, and the natural instinct would be to jerk it back on and flip the car, please please fix the roads near the school before another teen is killed.
The Circle K holding pond empties out onto West Roberts Rd. Another failed permit by some incompetent inspector. But the same inspectors will fine businesses for too much debris in their ponds. While we are at it, let’s widen and repair West Roberts from Hwy 29 to Pine Forest. It’s dangerous!
Get the Governator Arnold he will fix it . Lol.
@mr metoo
Correct !
They can also go to myescambia.com /report an issue, and put it in there without even having to speak to anyone.
But they don’t control State Rds.
Funds are available to put 5 people on a asphalt patching truck..1 to drive, 1 to read a map, 1 to hold a shovel, 1 to work a tamp and 1 to pull a lever to disperse the material and it will take about 4 hours to do. And they’ll repave a perfectly fine road for their buddies if it means it will bring in more tax dollars and promote a pat on a back and a contribution to their favorite charity…Importance is measured in $$$. Same stuff different day.
If you see a problem call the Road Department at (850)494-5860. That’s what I do instead of complaining on Northescambia.com. Or they can raise taxes and hire people to ride and look for pot holes. The roads belong to the citizens so we can help do our part. That’s just my opinion.
They are in the real estate business, no concerns for infrastructure.
Adding to this, there’s a massive pothole on Jahaza in Molino near the bridge.
Good help is hard to find. No one bothers to do their jobs. County, Town of Century, Pensacola City of and a lot of times the State just pass over these places riding in county, city or state vehicles and never get repaired or even report to proper persons. It’s like if they show up for work and get paid, then if they do anything they get extra. Just saying.
I hit that hole in my truck in the rain Saturday. Couldn’t avoid it because another vehicle was coming towards me half in my lane. My truck is okay but it was really deep at that time.
Escambia Co. needs to inspect all roads for damage some roads are really bad like the north end of Buleah rd. and the west end of Muskogee rd at the stateline. And also there is a lot of standing water after rains because the shoulders are higher than the roadways. They seem to accomendate home builders more than regular tax payers.