Massive Potholes in Western New York, These Streets Are The Worst

Here are the worst places for pot holes in Western New York. Some of these streets are so bad that you have to swerve around in order to get through so that you don't damage your car.

If you damage your car because of a street with potholes, there is a way that you can get money to pay for the damage. After all--the street may be a tax-payer-paid street and should be upkept.

Here is how to get money for pothole damage in Erie County:

Last year, the SEARS parking lot at the Eastern Hills Mall was a hot mess. I joked that it was like riding the Predator at Darien Lake...but, of course, shortly after I joked about it, I crushed a few potholes and popped a couple of tires. We were really going to the movies, and the Eastern Hills Mall blamed SEARS, and SEARS blamed the Mall--it was a hot mess (then again, it's a mess over there anyway for other reasons). Popping a tire could be fine if you have a spare, but if you pop two different tires, that creates a whole new set of problems because, well, you obviously can't drive.

What you have to do if your car gets damaged from a pothole:

• Take pictures of the pothole
• Take pictures of your car
• Submit a written notice + have it notarized.
• Submit within 90 days of the damage happening at the link below

If you have a ton of potholes in your town, (sorry Lockport), Erie County has a way to apply for help. The hardest part is just determining whether the road or not that you blew your tires on is a town road or an Erie County maintained road.

If your vehicle has been damaged by a pothole on an Erie County-maintained road, you can file a property damage claim with the county's law department.

If you hit a pothole in Buffalo, who do we call?

You should call 311 and then you can report and problems that you have to the City of Buffalo website.

Where are the worst potholes in Western New York? Here are the worst roads: