CBC crew hits pothole, gets flat tire while gathering video of pothole problem in N.L.

Potholes are destroying tires on a number of busy thoroughfares in the St. John's and Mount Pearl areas even a CBC crew was taken out of commission by one.

On Friday morning, a CBC Newfoundland and Labradorcrew out gathering video of some serious potholesinadvertently hit one in Mount Pearl causing a flat tire. The crew had tocall a towing company.

They're not alone.Potholes have been destroying tires on a number of busy thoroughfares in the St. John's and Mount Pearl areas.

CBC crew hits pothole, gets flat tire as gathering video of pothole problem

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Potholes are destroying tires on a number of busy thoroughfares in the St. John's and Mount Pearl areas - even a CBC crew was taken out of commission by one.

Anumber of drivers have been expressingtheir road rage about potholes on Pitts Memorial Drive and Team Gushue Highway in particular.

Both roads are the responsibility of the Department of Transportation and Works.

In a statement Friday night, the department saidthe potholeswere caused by heavy rainfall on Thursday.

"The weather today was conducive to having these repaired and our crews were focused on this work today," wrote Brian Scott, a spokesman for the department.