N.B. driver left with thousands in damages due to pothole [Video]

Dieppe, N.B. –

Andrew Arseneau travels Amirault Road in Dieppe, N.B., almost daily during his commute to work, but Tuesday night’s journey home ended up costing him $3,000 in damages.

“It hit so hard that my dash lit up like a Christmas tree,” he said.

“I looked at the vehicle and my front tire was blown, that’s for sure. I only got the car a few weeks ago. It’s brand new.”

He says the road has been under construction for a few weeks and he was looking for the familiar road signs that indicated it was coming up so he could slow down and maneuver the strip of torn up asphalt carefully.

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“There was no sign, and I mean, I was looking for the sign and you think if there’s no sign, well they might have fixed it,” …