Re: "Smooth Roads"... hah
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Originally Posted by
Dredly
Intersting oped in Pocono Record
I wonder if he has driven the "smooth" roads that have been paved? Rt 33 is as bad now as when they paved it, some areas worse. Everything they did last year is going to have to be redone and since they didn't both doing near any bridges you have a horrible dip / potholes ever few miles...
Smooth roads would be nice, but I'm not picky... just do it right the first fucking time!
LOL!! I've lived in this county for 20 years. I've had my license for the last 9. Ever since I can recall being out on the roads myself, the same sections of the highway, ramps, and locations, have been under construction. If not every year, then every other year. The stretch of 209 merging into 33, then 33 through the snydersville area has been under construction almost every summer since I can remember. Why in gods name does this happen? Why can't it be done properly the first time? It looks like penn dot spent an extra long time sipping coffee and hanging out at these areas this summer, so maybe it will be two or three years before we see them there again.. instead of the traditional yearly camp out.
Re: "Smooth Roads"... hah
Be glad of what you got, I drive over the road semi truck and there are alot worse roads in other states. Oklahoma, Arkansas will bounce a Made of Steel full cup of coffee out of the cup holder.
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There are only two seasons; Winter and Construction. They often blur together at the edges.
Re: "Smooth Roads"... hah
i can't count the number of times they've patched the holes in the bridge at the corner of 209 and seven bridges rd.
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although the one day i drove through the marshalls creek work, they shut the road right behind me and blasted, that was cool, not as loud as you'd think...
i'm thinking that this time, they'll finally finish the project. end my daily detour through mt.nebo or frutchy/hollow/river
is it just me or does penndot seem to have a thing for, "lets watch this bridge collapse" as opposed to "we should probably fix that this decade"?
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Yep it's a good portion of the US. There are places up north where the frost heaves will blow out a disc. I knew a guy that got tossed so hard it blew out the airbag on his bostrom seat and he ruptured a disc. It was either NY or VT.
The problem is road specs and lowest bidder. I Germany the Autobahn was built with enough base that a jet could be landed on it during the war. Contractors also have to warranty their work over their for many years and do repairs on their own dime if they fail.
Here we have corruption and bid rigging.........
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Anyone see the awesome artwork on the southbound bridge on 33? (the one they replaced 10 years ago when the old one sank)?
it looks like some kid took a can of orange spray paint and made a cool looking jigsaw puzzle...
which would be great... until you realize it wasn't a kid, it was some guy outlining all the parts that need replaced! would have been easier to just throw out buckets of paint and everything it touched needs replaced... I'm sure that project will wait till next year though