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mapoftasmania t1_j9jn447 wrote

That’s a relatively new resurfacing job. Look how fucking terrible it is. Look at all that standing water = future potholes. I swear contractors do it deliberately so they have to come back five years later and get paid again.

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spiritfiend t1_j9jrfho wrote

I think it's a lot more complicated than greedy contractors. Certainly, we are often either paying lowest bidder or politically connected contractors who do the work for as little money as possible. There's also the situation that Rt. 1 is an extremely busy corridor for both commuters and trucks.

Even with the most well built roads, they will get torn up by overweight vehicles over time. The water is pooling exactly along the tire treads. Regular resurfacing is part of maintaining road infrastructure.

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[deleted] t1_j9lphar wrote

Bro that's where the tires go through, so the water cools the tires. Wtf

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Joe-0916 t1_j9l44ky wrote

A lot of of our highways and roads used to be concrete. They never actually removed the concrete they just paved over it.

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[deleted] t1_j9lpvzf wrote

Oh yeah? Back in my day, all highways were solid granite blocks 15 feet long and 5 feet deep. what now

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nancymeadows242 t1_j9oe719 wrote

Oh please... back in my day, we had cobble stones. Some of it you can still see in areas marked as historic.

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