C.B.S. pothole prompts police caution, damages vehicles
A large pothole that appeared Sunday morning on the Conception Bay South highway has prompted a warning from police, as well as angry messages on social media from drivers.
At about 3:30 a.m. the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary issued this warning on its official Twitter account:
*ADVISORY* CBS ByPass - Large pothole; drivers reporting damage to tires from it; Pls use caution in area <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nltraffic?src=hash">#nltraffic</a> <a href="http://t.co/zyfLSMzPHu">pic.twitter.com/zyfLSMzPHu</a>
—@RNC_PoliceNLOther messages popped up from frustrated drivers who ran into the pothole overnight and into the morning. Damage to several vehicles was reported.
Another victim of the CBS Bypass crater near the Fowlers Rd. Turnoff. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcnl?src=hash">#cbcnl</a> <a href="http://t.co/GrmhYK7wdW">pic.twitter.com/GrmhYK7wdW</a>
—@CBCMarkQuinnPothole on CBS bypass is "fixed" but its victims still line the road. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcnl?src=hash">#cbcnl</a> <a href="http://t.co/EYLYIUJz0d">pic.twitter.com/EYLYIUJz0d</a>
—@CBCMarkQuinnPulled over right before Fowlers rd exit with 5 other vehicles. We all have flats thanks to a crater in the road. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nltraffic?src=hash">#nltraffic</a>
—@CarlaCrottyWow. Four cars pulled off the bypass just by Fowlers exit with flat tires. What a pothole! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nltraffic?src=hash">#nltraffic</a>
—@KarlaHaywardThat makes 8 cars in the last hour with flat tires from a huge CRATER in the road just before Fowlers Rd exit heading west. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/nltraffic?src=hash">#nltraffic</a>
—@CarlaCrottyThe pothole has been temporarily filled with some gravel and asphalt.