Community Corner
Woodbury Pothole Repair… Who’s Responsible?
It's pothole season, and if you're wondering who to call about that crater near your home, here's the answer.
An old joke says that there are two seasons in Minnesota—winter and road construction. Maybe we should add another season—pothole season.
Right now we are in the midst of pothole season. And the potholes can be quite annoying.
Last week, after I stopped at the gas station, I took the road between Sam’s Club and on the right and and on the left toward Commerce Drive. That road through the parking lot is very short, but full of big potholes, with gravel spreading everywhere.
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I didn’t dare to drive through. Otherwise I was afraid my tires would be damaged.
As I was driving, I was thinking: “They better fix these potholes quickly.”
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But who are they? Is the city of Woodbury responsible or are the businesses (or the property owner) in the area responsible? Honestly, I was not 100 percent sure.
Later I found out from the city that Woodbury is responsible for all publicly owned city streets. But for the privately owned properties—including the commercial properties such the Sam’s Club, or shopping malls—the property owners are responsible. If you find potholes in their parking lots, the property owners need to be contacted.
You can find the contact information from the city. They will also contact the property owners on your behalf directly.
For your reference, I listed below the contact information for reporting potholes in Minnesota.
For City Streets in Woodbury
Call the Woodbury Public Works Department at 651-714-3720 or send an e-mail to publicworks@ci.woodbury.mn.us. For more information, visit the website.
For Privately Owned Properties in Woodbury
You can use the general contact information for the city as listed above. Or you can also contact Matt Novak, code enforcement officer in the city’s Inspections Division, at 651-714-3543 or mnovak@ci.woodbury.mn.us.
For Washington County Roads
Call the Washington County Public Works Department at 651-430-4300.
For Interstate and State Highways
Contact the Minnesota Department of Transportation using this Pothole Reporting Form. This website also contains links to the county and city websites.
