CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An entrepreneur received a grant Wednesday to implement an innovative solution to pothole detection and repair in Cincinnati.

Flywheel Social Enterprise Hub alongside the City of Cincinnati and Tire Discounters, took 68 applications to present solutions to the pothole issue facing the city.

Six finalists were selected to present their ideas in the hopes of winning a $5,000 grant.

A panel of judges that included City Council Member Evan Nolan selected Nate Weyand-Geise to receive the funds for his idea to use city apps to track bumps in the road.

“Have you ever hit a pothole so hard you thought your phone registered it?” Weyand-Geise asked reporters after receiving his check. “Well, it did. Your phone has an accelerometer and a GPS in it and we should use that to imp

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