The “giant pothole” filled in by Arnold Schwarzenegger was actually a “service trench” being used for “permitted work” by a gas company, authorities in Los Angeles have said.
The Terminator star had posted a video of himself filling the hole which he said had been “screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks” in the Brentwood neighbourhood in Los Angeles.
However, a spokesperson for the City of Los Angeles has suggested Schwarzenegger may have been misinformed about the nature of the hole.
“This is not a pothole,” the spokesperson told Sky News’ US partner network NBC Los Angeles.
“It’s a service trench that relates to active, permitted work being performed at the location by SoCalGas, who expects the work to be completed by the end of May.
“As is the case with similar projects impacting City streets, SoCalGas will be required to repair the area once their work is completed.”
SoCalGas describes itself as being the US’ largest natural gas distribution utility company.
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Schwarzenegger had tweeted a video of himself and someone else using a packaged asphalt cold patch material to repair the road.
He wrote on Twitter as he shared the video on Tuesday: “Today, after the whole neighborhood has been upset about this giant pothole that’s been screwing up cars and bicycles for weeks, I went out with my team and fixed it.
“I always say, let’s not complain, let’s do something about it. Here you go.”
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In the video, a neighbour rolls down her car window and shouts her thanks.
“You’re welcome,” Schwarzenegger replies.
“You have to do it yourself. This is crazy. For three weeks I’ve been waiting for this hole to be closed,” he adds.
Daniel Ketchell, a spokesperson for Schwarzenegger, had said Brentwood residents made repeated requests for repairs since winter storms opened up potholes and cracks on roads.