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With the help of Google Maps, view the worst paved road in each Wichita City Council district:
The city of Wichita strives to fill potholes within about 24 hours, and it routinely seals cracks in roads. Much of it is complaint driven. To report a pothole, request street maintence or ask other questions about the upkeep of your road, call 316-268-4060.
Property owners in the area on or near a dirt road typically have to petition their neighbors and get 50 percent of them — or owners of 50 percent of the land — to agree to pay for it.
The payments are usually spread over 15 or 20 years, and the city allows people that meet low-income guidelines to defer their payments.
To learn more or obtain a petition, call the city’s engineering office at 316-268-4501, or click here.
Along one of the nicest paved trails in Wichita is a crumbling street called North Oak Park Drive. It slices through a heavily used disc golf course near the Little Arkansas River in North Riverside Park.
Use our searchable database to find out what condition your Wichita road is in. Enter a street name, then choose from the resulting menu to determine the condition, inspection date and more per strip of roadway.
Following are the 25 worst paved road segments in Wichita, according to city data. Click the arrows to search the categories to find out, for example, how the road conditions compare or which Wichita City Council districts the roads fall in.
How should the city of Wichita find resources to fix its roads?
