Neighbors fill growing pothole with Christmas tree

Wednesday, December 12, 2018
WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania -- There was such a massive pothole in the road that neighbors in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania thought a Christmas tree could fit in it.

So that's just what they did.
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They say the hole has been getting bigger for weeks with no fix.

So they called attention to the problem in a festive way - and it worked.
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City leaders since put a metal slab over the hole.

The problem is slated to finally be fixed.



City officials say the weather wasn't a factor in delaying a fix, just that the paving company was backed up with other jobs.

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