Arnold Schwarzenegger filled what he thought was a pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, but it turned out to be a service trench related to active, permitted work being performed by SoCal Gas. The gas company has already completed an upgrade on a pipeline in January and applied for temporary paving over the excavation. While officials addressed the first hole, the actor further highlighted that the second hole is yet to be addressed.
Arnold Schwarzenegger went viral for filling what he thought was a pothole in Brentwood, but it turns out it was an active service trench related to work by SoCalGas. Schwarzenegger fired back, saying the trench had been there too long. The Gas Company said they will replace the temporary asphalt surface with a permanent one when their work is complete.
Arnold Schwarzenegger filled what he thought was a "giant pothole" in Brentwood, Los Angeles, but it turned out to be a service trench being used by SoCal Gas. The city of LA has received over 19,000 pothole repair service requests since December 2022. The repair response time is normally 1 to 3 days, but crews are being diverted from other daily jobs to keep up with demand. Residents can file a claim with the city to report potholes.
