OVIEDO, Fla. — City officials in Oviedo say help is on the way for residents dealing with potholes and cracks covering streets in an Oviedo neighborhood.

What You Need To Know

  • Potholes and cracks have developed in the Twin Rivers Country Club Estates in Oviedo

  • Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek blames Hurricane Ian for the problems

  • Officials say $1.53 million from the 1-cent sales tax to be used to resurface roads

  • They say work is expected to begin in next year or so

Siri Goberdhan Jr., who has lived in the Twin Rivers Country Club Estates for 12 years, says that for the past couple of years, the roads in his subdivision — especially on Ekana Drive and Turnberry Drive — have developed cracks and potholes.

“When you’re driving, you just kind of want to avoid them,” he said. “It’s really not good for your suspension and it throws off the alignment in your car.”

Oviedo officials say plans are in place to spend $1.53 million from the 1-cent sales tax to resurface several of the streets in Twin Rivers, and also on Lockwood Boulevard.

“I love my car — I actually just got it not too long ago — so I don’t want for it to go into a pothole,” said Goberdhan.

Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek blames Hurricane Ian for the poor conditions in the Twin Rivers neighborhood.

“When Hurricane Ian came, water literally covered almost all the roads in the flooded sections, and it aged them prematurely,” she said. “So we’re kind of having to go and rethink when we repave these streets, because they started to pop up a little bit.”

Goberdhan said he is tired of looking at the potholes in front of his home.

“I was so happy to hear that they are taking the time to make our neighborhood look a little nicer and a little safer, actually,” he said.

Work on the project started last week.