St. Louis Region
County pothole reports start with road responsibility
St. Louis County has a roadway service request path, but residents should first check whether the road is county-maintained, municipal, private, or a state route.
In St. Louis County, a pothole report is partly a jurisdiction question. The County says residents can report a pothole through its Roadway Service Request portal, and it also publishes a map of county-maintained roadways.
That second step matters. A street inside the county boundary may still be maintained by a city, the state, a private owner, or another entity. Sending a report to the wrong desk can slow down the fix.
Before filing, write down the road name, nearest cross street, municipality, and whether the road appears on the County-maintained map. Use County Transportation and Public Works for county road requests, and use the city or MoDOT when the road belongs to that layer.
References
Where this fits: this note belongs to St. Louis County. See every local note for the county on its page.