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many pot holes and rough patches

there are too many pot holes. there are 5 school buses that have to travel down this street to pick up the kids and its very unsafe.

Potholes, very rough

to many patches & bumps etc

Has so many patches of uneven ashpalt it's like driving on a dirt road full of pot holes.

Lots of broken pavement, potholes. ITs a mine field that eats cars.

This road has seen is fair share of cars. I vote for this street no only cause i live on it but because there are many children forced to cross this dangerous road to wait for a school bus. in the winter this road is totally dangerous with all of its holes. if we cant make a street safe for our kids then how are we to hold our heads up and feel safe. i for one want this road fixed ASAP and i dont want to see any kids get harmed cause no one in the city counsel cares for our kids they would rather stamp a rose in the road that think about safety.

all broken apart and gets worse every winter

very bumpy, tons of pot holes. very damaging on cars

patchwork

bumps, pot holes, raised areas, it harms every car that has to drive down it every day

There are many patches from underground work and a lot of the patchwork has come out causing holes. This road has not been resurfaced in about 20 years. The city has put in new sewer work and still was not paved only patched where it was dug up.

Several Potholes, crakcs and bumps! No Curbs.

Road is full of pot holes which the city keeps putting patches on and they last approximately a week and the pothole is back. My new car is taking a beating and is starting to feel like an old car. WHO pays for the repairs which are caused by a road that had needed repair for years. A highly used road by not cars buy city buses and school buses and who pays for the repairs to the city bus - WE DO.

There are only pot holes filled in for the past 5 yrs. The city knows its bad but they give excuses about $$ , its a bus route & has alot of traffic on it !! You would think the MP would do something as he lives of it ! I guess he has no shame for his riding !!!

Terrible condition. I've lived on the street for only a year but I hear it's been terrible for years. Driving on the road is rough on my car everytime I go out and it's rough on everyone else's car who lives on or visits this area which is unacceptable.

Entire road covered in potholes

Full of more pot holes than Country roads

Very bad condition.

Also bad condition.

Bad section of Rd.

Patches, potholes, & bumps

horrible condition

Been in bad shape for a considerably long time

cracks and potholes

road broken and pot holes

The road has pot holes, bumpy sections so bad you have to drive around them and it has been getting worse for years and it is a very busy road. Im tired of replacing parts of my car becuase of it.

Broken up

Lots of bumps and you feel like you are on a roller coaster; pot holes and manhole covers are killing the front end of everyone's car

potholes, uneven

entire road is full of potholes and severe bumps that wreaks havoc on any car driving on it. This road is classified as "Patch Annie". Each year the city fills and fills, nothing ever resurfaced.

Bad enough that you could not put an IV in my arm. Due to uneven surface and potholes.

Severe pavement deterioration.

Potholes, bumps, cracks, and ruts.

rough/pot holes

Broken pavement and potholes because of the heavy water trucks. Ditches over grown with weeds and tree making the road very narrow. Lack of attention by our City Fathers

Too many pot holes have bad fill, feels like rough gravel road

This is a high population density area, being used by several school buses, city buses and delivery trucks (ie: UPS, recycling, garbage, etc.) because of the population base. Anyone who does not know this area (ie: visitors) often comment on why the city does not and has not fixed this street. It has been a matter of discussion several times at city hall meetings and it seems there are other streets, with less populations, that are getting attention way before Denistoun. I think there must be a vendetta against some of the people living in the Denistoun St. area. There is a low income housing area of the street. There are people living in the apartments that are actively in the paper stating problems with our water monitoring system, our Street situation, etc. and the city may be holding this street repair back because of these intensities. And when the street finally gets repaired, it will probably still not have curbs and fixed sidewalks. It's about high-time the residents take action against this atrocity. Try travelling this street anytime of the year, and one will get the feeling of what I am talking about. You read about other streets in the Province of Ontario that desperately needs repair, well, they should try Denistoun St., in Welland. But somehow, I think the street will still get by-passes and ignored.

Basically it's coming apart. Very rough to drive on.

extremely bumpy & pot holed

Very bumpy, if it was on a hill they could have used it in the Olympics as a mogul course!

Entire road from start to finish is uneven, line cracks in multiple directions, pot holes of various shapes and sizes. There is no 'safe' or smooth place to drive. The vast array of pot hole types on this road should be studied for the improvement of other roads.

full of pot holes and patched up job that doesn't stay . Is it because this street is on the east side of town that no one bothers or cares that this street is really bad.

Pot holes & neglected repairs

full of potholes and bumpy

Numerous potholes, uneven surfaces and various layers of pavement exposed, to such a point where driving on it at any speed is uncomfortable and nerve wracking thinking about what this road is doing to one's car.

Lot of potholes uneven surfaces very rough sections , very bumpy ride will not drive down there unless absolutely necessary don't want to ruin my car

Numerous pot holes, cracks and bumps, temporary fix ups don't work, only adds to more unevenness. Frequent school bus travel - should be in better shape to prevent a very bumpy ride. I've been on country roads that aren't as bumpy.

There is an approx 25 foot section of road in the east bound lane just before Betts St that has been patched numerous times and has around 15 medium to large size potholes. The patches never last for long, when cars and trucks go down the road they make a loud thumping noise. Large trucks and trailers hit the potholes and then start to bounce on the road and it shakes my whole house so much that the pictures rattle on the walls. And the floors vibrate. There is also a section just after Betts St in the same east bound lane around a storm drain that has had numerous patches done as well and causes similar problems.

bumps in the road ,pot holes etc. i ride the city transit on that road its a very uncomfortable ride .

all potholes and now homemade speed bumps. Have broken a strut more than once on that road

A nice strip of potholes in the 1 lane makes them hard to avoid.

Extremely bumpy.....uneven

Pot holes and big cracks in the road

Denistoun has been bad for the past few years. There is 4 large Apartment buildings and 3 Townhouse Complexes on this road so there are ALOT of residents that use this road. There was construction on the water and sewage 2 years ago and all that was done was cold patch. City buses use this street and if the city closes the bridge for an event, traffic is diverted here.. we need this fixed soon.

FULL of potholes and bumps!!

Pothole Patches EVERWHERE!!!!!!

The portion of Aqueduct Street ( Thorold to Niagara) is falling apart with pot holes, eroded surfaces and edges. There are no sidewalks as speeders from other neighborhoods rush through the area without concern that its a traffic safety zone. There is no police activity to police and enforce the traffic speeding in this high risk area. There is improper signs for neighborhood parks. The city has considfered the safety issues related to this street a joke and the street is considered for the use of non residents as a priority to speed through well in excess of the speed limit ( 70km Plus) before considering the safety of the residents and children living on the street and visiting the park. A child will be injured worse in the near future because of reckless drivers.

Ever been on an extremely bumpy roller coaster??? It is so bumpy that my vehicle sounds like it broke something. When I take my car to work I stop at the Tim Horton's (corner of Lincoln & Prince Charles) to get my morning coffee. A lot of times I cannot drink my coffee because I am nauseous from driving on Denistoun St. When coming from West Main and driving south on Denistoun I purposely drive on the wrong side because there are less bumps on that side. I sometimes take the bus (stop is on Denistoun - directly across from my residence) that in itself is quite the experience. I truly feel sorry for the bus drivers. When it is not raining out I will walk to the corner of WEst Main and Denistoun to catch the bus at the other bus stop in order to avoid the roller coster ride. When I ride my bike I ride on the sidewalk. SAFER!!! (for me anyways - not so much for pedestrians) The road is truly a hazard for drivers, bike riders, bus riders and their vehicles. Who is going to pay for repairs to my car or bike when Denistoun St continues to damage them. Shocks can only take so much. I feel that I am Baha-ing whe I drive down the street. Maybe I should invest in a four wheel drive dunebuggy???

Very bumpy and is a major road to the Wellland Hospital

I recently moved onto this road, and find myself fearing for my car every time I drive down it. What I don't understand is that this road gets a heavy amount of traffic for the area, there must be a few thousand residents, a park for children, a tennis club. Why has there been no action. I challenge the mayor to drive down it. It only takes one trip on this decrepit road to realize it needs a full-blown re-paving job.

This section of road has been broken up for years. Heavy trucks drive over it a fair bit, which probably contributes to the problem. And it's on the east side of town and doesn't get a whole lot of use, which means it's easy to ignore. This year, the city tried to patch it using tar and gravel - what a mess. And did that help? What do you think?

Four way stop at Quaker and Rice is always a nightmare - long lines and waits and the road between Quaker and Woodlawn is always a mess of broken road.

Road fractured and pot holes repaired so many times, it's a bumpy ride that threatens to looseen the bolts in your car. I detour to avoid as much as possible.

pot holes large enough to loose a tire on, construction never ending

Have been advised that the Infrastructure is collapsing under the road. Very rough road

Like driving on the moon, there are so many holes!!!!

The road is a short road, but from beginning to end is eneaven and badly potholed. No damage has occured to my vehicle yet, but it is the worst road I have driven down in a long time

lots of pot hole ,uneven road,

The whole stretch of this road is nothing but a disaster. It has been like this for years and nothing has ever been dont to correct this.

broken pavement leading to several potholes, and cracks which seems to make your car feel like your driving on a washboard at the speed limits, then hitting a large pothole to make you feel like you have to realign your suspension again. Tried to fix part closest to Burgar St. with loose gravel, seemed to work temporarily.