KIRBY, Texas \u2013 While driving down Ackerman Road past Binz Engelman Road, heading toward Interstate 10, drivers say they keep a close eye on the brake lights of the vehicle ahead.<\/p>\n
Before drivers get to the \u201cWelcome to Kirby\u201d sign, something else gets their attention \u2014 a deep dip in the road.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe first day I came over here, we came down this road, and then I went to go work,\u201d Wymjay Martinez said. \u201cI did not know the dip was really bad. Next thing I know, I hear my bumper go out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martinez said that\u2019s what happened to him within a day or two of moving to Kirby, and he\u2019s very aware of it when he drives on that road.<\/p>\n
John Falcon shared the dip did not damage his vehicle, but it did leave a mark.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt did scratch the bottom of my vehicle. I mean, it didn\u2019t damage it, but it did scratch it,\u201d Falcon said. \u201cYou know, there\u2019s several indents on the floor there, down on the road that, you know, it\u2019s shows that damage has been (done).\u201d<\/p>\n
He and Martinez agreed that bottoming out once is all most drivers need to remember to slow down when they go over it or go around it.<\/p>\n
A neighbor shared a video with KSAT showing at least two drivers hitting the dip and going airborne. One of those videos even shows sparks flying when their vehicle made a hard landing.<\/p>\n
Falcon said he seen the dip do more than just that.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was driving home late night once; somebody jumped it, totaled the car, and it went into the, what\u2019s it called? The auction,\u201d Falcon said.<\/p>\n
The two men added that the signage referring to the dip is far from adequate to warn drivers or serve as a solution for them.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know that (there) is a sign, right? But it does not kind of correlate how big the dip is,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p>\n
Falcon said, \u201cYou know that\u2019s the funny part, they\u2019d rather put their sign than fix it, you know, just to let people know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other neighbors who declined to go on camera told KSAT the dip has been filled over the years, including a recent fill a few months ago. <\/p>\n
However, Ackerman Road has a lot of heavy traffic, including massive trucks, and drivers said the material used to fill the dip erodes quickly, causing the dip to return.<\/p>\n
But they all say the road needs a permanent fix.<\/p>\n
Since the deep dip is a few feet from the \u201cWelcome to the City of Kirby\u201d sign, some people are unsure whether Kirby or San Antonio is responsible for the repairs. They said the dip is on the Kirby-San Antonio city line.<\/p>\n
KSAT contacted city officials in both Kirby and San Antonio and is awaiting a response about which city has jurisdiction.<\/p>\n
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