Commuters across the city have been forced to deal with more than just frigid weather this winter.

Potholes have caused major headaches for drivers as the extreme weather takes a toll on roads across Toronto.

City crews hit the streets on Monday, working to patch pavements riddled with holes and cracks.

A total of 38 crews worked to patch-up 2,000 potholes across the GTA on Monday as the city works to catch up on repairs.

“This year has been very trying for us and the potholes have increased significantly this year,” Trevor Tenn, Toronto Road Operations Manager, told CTV Toronto.

Since January, city staff have processed at least 5,700 service requests and have filled more than 73,000 holes.

Many Toronto motorists have expressed their frustration over the bumpy city streets on Twitter.

Sandy Brown, technical producer at Ontario’s Hot Mix Producers, says the extreme weather that walloped the GTA this winter is to blame for cracks in local roads.

“The problem is with water getting into the pavement. It gets in through cracks or other discontinuities and when it freezes, that water expands and disrupts the pavement,” he told CTV News Channel.

“We have much more extreme weather this year and much more wet weather followed immediately by a cold freeze and that creates the problems,” he said.

Brown says engineers are experimenting with new, more durable cements made from “elastomeric” materials that make pavements more resistant to stretching.

However, such materials are still under observation and may take years to implement.

He says the end of pothole season is usually around April, but with the wild weather we’ve experienced this year, no one can say for sure.

“This year, I don’t know – it seems like winter is not going to end this year.”

With a report from CTV Toronto’s Natalie Johnson