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DPW filling potholes amid warmer temperatures in Wilkes-Barre

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some potholes are filled after several Department of Public Works (DPW) crews in Luzerne County got to take advantage of Tuesday's warmer temperatures.

28/22 News caught up with workers near Coal Street Park in Wilkes-Barre as they were patching up nearby potholes.

They have been out doing temporary fillings since mid-January until it officially gets nicer out to do the permanent fix, something they say they have to do a bit of catching up on.

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"The winter impacted us a lot this year, a lot worse than previous years that we've been doing this, and we're getting there, we just have so many holes to fill but one day at a time, we can only do so many at a time, there's only two of us," said Wilkes-Barre DPW Pothole Crew member Aj Yelland.

Reporting potholes in the Diamond City is also just a phone call away wth their Pothole Reporting Line.

You can give them a call at (570)208-4237.

You can speak with a representative of the mayor's office or leave a voicemail if the representative is not available to report the location of the pothole.