He wanted to bring attention to the road hazard by standing almost waist-deep in it. He now says the city's 'fix' may still not be enough.
Houston community activist Ed Pettitt's photo of himself almost waist-deep in a pothole in Third Ward has grabbed the city's attention.It's a picture that may tell you all you need to know about a man's frustration over a pothole.
Ed Pettitt got right in there and stood in the middle of it on Brailsfort Street near Tuam in Third Ward. Houston City Councilmember Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, who represents District D, told Eyewitness News on Tuesday that the hazard was caused by a private contractor who incorrectly tried to connect wastewater lines.Pettitt's photo quickly got the city's attention and crews filled it up with dirt, but it's far from a permanent fix.
"It's not repaired," Pettitt, a community activist, told ABC13. "And I'm afraid the dirt itself may not hold as cars drive over it. I would have imagined they would have put a metal plate there. Hopefully , they'll have something more substantial covering it."Pettitt and Evans-Shabazz said there have been repeated issues with different developers in Third Ward.
Evans-Shabazz said she plans to follow up with Houston Public Works to prevent incidents like this again.
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