Case Date:

5/18/2026

I wanted to report a possible erosion or settlement concern near the city-owned fire hydrant located on my property at 3521 S McDougal St in the Highlands subdivision. During recent rain events, I’ve observed significant standing water and a large, deep depression around the hydrant area. I’m concerned there may be washout, settlement, or another issue affecting the soil surrounding the hydrant or nearby utility infrastructure. I also wanted to note that there are currently two known sinkholes in the neighborhood, including one located approximately one block away from this hydrant, which increased my concern about the possibility of underground erosion or voids in the area. I’ve attached a photo showing the current conditions. I’m not sure whether this falls under Bloomington Utilities or another department, but I wanted to report it in case the hydrant or underlying infrastructure should be inspected.

Case Date:

5/16/2026

Ongoing issue at the intersection of Cambridge Drive and Sheffield. The pavement on East Cambridge Drive has been deteriorating for many years. The road has only been patched for the past two decades rather than fully repaved, and the surface continues to break down. Large amounts of loose debris wash into the storm drains during rainstorms. The drains frequently become clogged, and the street often floods as a result. This picture is from a week ago but the drains are even more blocked as of today.

Case Date:

5/15/2026

There is road work being done, closing the easternmost northbound lane of Walnut in the intersection. The normally middle lane has signs marking it as right turn only, meaning cars going straight north are supposed to get into the left turn lane where they get stuck behind cars waiting to turn left. And those are the cars that obey the right turn only signs. Most don't. They use what is being called right turn only to go straight. Therefore, at times, cars from both lanes are trying to go straight at once. They need to take those signs down and just let everyone going north OR turning right to use that lane. Right turns rarely hold up traffic there, but left turns always do. With people using both lanes to go north and users of each thinking the other guy is wrong, it's causing conflicts, near misses, and road rage.

Case Date:

5/14/2026

N-E corner of Walnut and Allen broken glass bottle right where cyclists and pedestrians push the crossing button. Also could you street sweep Allen St. from Walnut through to the B-line for broken glass, including across the bridge? There's a lot of glass in the road and that is a heavily used bicycle route. Thanks.

Case Date:

5/14/2026

Sewer grate missing

Case Date:

5/13/2026

Gravel/sand collected on road. Intersection of Diamond St and W 11th

Case Date:

5/12/2026

Ditch is eroding and cutting at the roadway. Ditch is also eroding upstream two houses and is cutting down into the ditch bottom.

Case Date:

5/12/2026

The south crosswalk at this intersection near The Chocolate Moose had a large gap from concrete separation or pothole-like damage. My 62-year-old mother fell hard because her foot hit it. It is an unsafe surface for a crosswalk and can hurt people. Could especially be a problem if someone is quickly crossing without the walk signal on and trips in front of oncoming traffic. Please fix it.

Case Date:

5/11/2026

The storm drain in the parking lot is so terrible that it has dropped close to 12 inches below the pavement. It’s not a pothole. It’s a crater! This can be allowed to stay this way.

Case Date:

5/11/2026

The storm drain in the parking lot has sunk nearly 12 inches below level street/ground. It’s not a pothole around this drain. It’s a sinkhole that whole car tires can be swallowed in. It’s so unacceptable that this has been allowed to stay this way for weeks. There will be a person who truly is hurt severely one night when their car flips from hitting this in darkness.