MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

A pothole badly in need of attention on Woods Mill Rd. in front of the MoDOT Transportation Center on March 18, 2013. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Members of the St. Louis media await a convoy of Missouri Department of Transportation trucks, which would demonstrate how potholes are filled. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Members of the St. Louis media await a convoy of Missouri Department of Transportation trucks, which would demonstrate how potholes are filled. One such pothole taunts in the middle of Woods Mill Rd. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

MoDOT District Engineer Ed Hassinger explains the agency's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol" mission, which involves asking drivers to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. The agency will attempt to get potholes filled with a day or so of reporting. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

A KMOX News microphone is there to capture the scraping-and-smashing sound of a pothole being filled on Woods Mill Rd. in front of the MoDOT Transportation Center on March 18, 2013. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

Missouri Department of Transportation workers fill a series of potholes on Woods Mill Rd. near 64/40 on March 18, 2013. MoDOT is asking people to report potholes through Facebook, Twitter or by calling 1-888-ASK-MODOT. (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)

MoDOT's "Enhanced Pothole Patrol"

The finished product! (KMOX/Michael Calhoun)