KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Now that most of the snow and ice has been cleared from the roads, hazardous potholes have formed below. Some of those potholes are sizable and can lead to costly repairs for your car or tire. MoDOT is encouraging drivers to alert others, and them, to potholes in need of repair. Whether you are on the highways or side streets, chances are you're trying to avoid hitting potholes this time of year. "Because of the snow banks and ice patches that are on the roads there's more obstacles certainly for us to be able to navigate," driver Adam Sanchez said. KCK firefighter ‘severely injured’ fighting Monday fire at metro Subway Yes, what is typically NFL Playoff season is also "pothole season" in Kansas City. "We're right in the middle of it. We just finished a winter storm. The potholes follow that winter storm when we have the moisture that gets into those cracks in the pavement freezes overnight with the temperatures that are down below freezing then it warms up during the day and there's your pothole," MoDOT Maintenance Supervisor Jason Utz said.  FOX4 spotted large potholes in the left lane of I-70 Westbound approaching downtown Kansas City and on 71 Northbound near Meyer Boulevard. Olivia Cramer hit a series of potholes on I-35 near the Southwest Trafficway exit Wednesday. "I was driving on 35 and I hit a pothole unavoidable because it's so busy on 35 always and it probably damaged my car. But I'm used to it at this point living in Missouri," she said. While drivers may be used to the potholes, MoDOT claims they're still a priority this time of year. "We do prioritize if there's flat tires emergency response folks that are out there assisting with those they will also report to maintenance and identify those larger potholes that are more serious," Utz explained. If you spot one, MoDOT says it's time to initiate CPR. No, not to save your car, but other drivers through the Customer Proactive Reporting system. FOX4 Forecast: A brief thaw You can report the pothole through the app Waze, which MoDOT checks regularly. Alternatively, you can call 1-888 ASK MoDOT to make a report. "Over the past couple days those pothole reports have increased quite a bit," Utz said. Waze users also reported several potholes on MO-152. Crews are now doing what they can with a cold mix for emergency patches. "Most of our forces are out right now fixing potholes. Potholes that we are fixing we are putting a temporary patch in right now. Still, with the extreme temperatures at night we are not able to access the hot mix and make a more permanent repair," Utz said. If you're on a city street maintained by KCMO call 311 to report a pothole.