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Highland Park resident urges immediate repairs to deeply cratered Lake Drive; provides detailed counts
Summary
A Highland Park homeowner told council Lake Drive is 'totally and completely cratered,' reporting 184 potholes in a 0.8-mile stretch and at least one pothole three feet long and half a foot deep, and called for city action.
PITTSBURGH — During public comment at the June 24 City Council meeting, Highland Park resident and business owner John Legu told council that Lake Drive in Highland Park is in urgent disrepair and posed safety risks for drivers and visitors to nearby parks and attractions.
Legu said he counted more than 184 potholes on a 0.8-mile stretch — “roughly a pothole every 7 yards” — and described a particularly damaged section where he measured a single pothole three feet long, 2.8 feet wide and about 0.5 feet deep. He said drivers swerve into opposing lanes to avoid potholes and reported nearly four near head-on collisions personally encountered while using the road.
Legu also emphasized the public-visibility consequences, saying the road conditions affect visitors arriving at Highland Park attractions, including the Pittsburgh Zoo. He asked council when members last drove the stretch and pressed for action to repair the roadway.
Council record
The speaker’s account was entered into the public record during the meeting; the transcript does not show an immediate city-initiated repair on the floor. Council members later discussed broader public-safety concerns and youth violence during members’ comment, but no direct motion to repair Lake Drive was recorded in the meeting minutes for this agenda item.
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Quantitative details above reflect the speaker’s statements to council during public comment and are recorded verbatim in the meeting transcript.
