Could Domino's Help Repair Potholes In The Baltimore Area?

BALTIMORE, MD — Domino's Pizza announced that in addition to delivering food, it is also getting into the business of public works. This week it unveiled a program that it has rolled out in four cities to help repair roads.

"Potholes, cracks and bumps in the road can cause irreversible damage to your pizza during the drive home from Domino's," the company said in a statement. "We can't stand by and let your cheese slide to one side, your toppings get un-topped or your boxes get flipped. So we're helping to pave in towns across the country to save your good pizza from these bad roads.

Dubbed the "Paving for Pizza" program, the initiative is a way that Domino's hopes to help make the ride home smooth for its pizzas.

Any customers who believe their cities need a paving grant can enter their zip code at pavingforpizza.com. If their town is selected, customers will be notified and the city will receive funds to help repair roads so pizzas make it home safely.

"Have you ever hit a pothole and instantly cringed?" said Russell Weiner, president of Domino's USA. "We know that feeling is heightened when you're bringing home a carryout order from your local Domino's store. We don't want to lose any great-tasting pizza to a pothole, ruining a wonderful meal. Domino's cares too much about its customers and pizza to let that happen."

To preserve pizza from being compromised, the company is offering to provide crews to work on potholes, cracks, bumps and other road hazards.

There are four cities where it has already completed work around the country. The closest to Baltimore is Milford, Delaware. Others are Burbank, California; Bartonville, Texas; and Athens, Georgia.

In Delaware, the Milford city manager offered this testimonial: "We appreciated the extra Paving for Pizza Funds to stretch out street repair budget as we addressed more potholes than usual." According to Domino's, it repaired 10 roads in 10 hours there.

— By Hoa Quách and Elizabeth Janney

Photo courtesy of Domino's Pizza.