Saskatoon residents are taking their sidewalk repair woes to social media.

On Wednesday, a Reddit user by the name of Fazuku posted a photo of a sidewalk called "Another quality City of Saskatoon repair. What a waste of money."

The picture depicts the flaky remains of a sidewalk repair on Sixth Ave N. using what is known as cold mix asphalt. The photo since has sparked a thread of frustrations over the quality of the sidewalk repair.

The Reddit user explained that his children often get the sticky substance on their skin and clothing.

"I spoke to someone today from the city and he gave me the generic, 'we don't have time or money response,' and that with the state of the roads they can't keep up with repairs," wrote Fazuku.

"If [the city had] spent the money correctly on the best solutions the first time around, the outcome would be longer lasting," he added.

'The city should have more respect for our cement'

The Reddit user, Fazuku, explains that his children often get the sticky substance on their skin and clothing. (Reddit)

Colleen Moon lives in the City Park neighbourhood as well. She said she sees this type of repair happening quite often around her area.

"I think it's a disaster actually," she said as she kicked at the dark patches of asphalt. "It's loose. I mean, [the city] should have more respect for our cement."

"I don't know where the money is going because, to me, what they're doing is they're filling it in but we're not getting our money's worth," said Moon. "They do fill but like I said, they're not great."

Dave Geary is also a resident of City Park. He says these spongy quick fixes are substandard and are borderline dangerous for pedestrians.

4 million allotted to repairs in 2015

“I think it’s a disaster actually,” said Colleen Moon. (Victoria Dinh/CBC)

According to city officials, nearly $4 million is allotted to sidewalk repair for 2015.

"We inspect various different defects. Trip hazards being one of them," said the city's engineering manager for asset preservation, Rob Frank.

He said the cold mix depicted in the Reddit post, which consists of cold oil and gravel, is generally used for immediate repair of safety hazards and that specific protocols are used to determine how sidewalks are repaired. This process can vary depending on the size and location of the trip hazard.

But when it comes to the photo in question, Frank said that's a matter of emergency circumstances and that's a job for Saskatoon Public Works.

The city's Public Works said this is a type of temporary, softer asphalt material. The squishy substance is meant to withhold the movement expected through extreme weather drops and movement caused by tree root growth.

"The temporary repair is intended to be in place until the location can be properly repaired or replaced," wrote a city representative in an email to CBC.