Pothole patrol: KCMO seeing 5 times number of potholes compared to 2018

Drivers are seeing and reporting more potholes in Kansas City, Missouri, this year compared to last year. The city's communications director said from Jan. 1 to Feb. 12, the city's 311 call center received 1,407 reports of potholes in the city. During the same six-week period in 2018, the city received 256 reports. To keep up with the number of potholes, the city is testing how well a temporary fix called a "Thump Pad" works. The pads look similar to sandbags, but are filled with a special gel.