SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton is rolling out a new system to track "Pave cuts," the spots where roads are dug up for utility repairs. The city says more infrastructure work is coming to the Electric City, but it's left behind a growing number of cuts in the pavement.
Now, workers using a digital map will drop a pin on each location, logging who made the cut and why.
It also helps companies get permits and connects them with inspectors to make sure repairs meet city standards.
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Residents can help too. A new pothole reporter is live on the city's website and 311 line.
It updates in real time, so you'll know if your street has already been flagged.
"The residents are very happy we instituted a pothole reporter so to let residents know that there is a mechanism if you see a pothole in your street may actually be an older pave cut or a new pave cut that is failed that gives them the ability to report it to the city and then we can go out address it through this process," City Of Scranton Business Administrator Eileen Cipriani said.
So far this year, more than 250 Pave Cuts have been addressed.
