Rough Road Got You Down? Speak Up

Do you travel a route that’s too well-worn a path? You and your vehicle don’t have to simply brake, grin and bear it. The California Department of Transportation manages about 15,000 miles of highway and 24,000 bridges within the state highway system, which includes state routes, interstate highways or freeways and U.S. highways in California.

Here are telephone numbers and addresses to which you can direct reports of rough or unsafe stretches of freeway:

Los Angeles/Ventura Counties

District 7, 120 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

(213) 897-3656

Orange County

District 12, 3347 Michelson Drive, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 724-2607

San Bernardino/Riverside Counties

District 8, State Government Center, 464 W. 4th St.,

San Bernardino, CA 92401

(909) 383-4631

San Diego/Imperial Counties

District 11, 2829 Juan St., San Diego, CA 92186

(619) 688-6785

You can also e-mail a Maintenance Problem Report Form to complain about a trouble spot. Be sure to include the highway number, county, nearest city or town and major cross street or overpass, direction of traffic, a description of the problem and your e-mail address. The form can be found at https://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/maint/forms.htm#Report.

For city streets, contact the appropriate municipal government office.