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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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Acceptable_Reading21 t1_j9jotio wrote

I used to live right there, now there's a Wawa where my house used to be.

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achenx75 t1_j9ili7h wrote

My commute home has me get off on the exit onto 295 South. There was so much traffic and of course after my exit (where you snapped that pic) is where I noticed the roads were clear and no traffic. Just my luck lol.

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PhantasticMD t1_j9jddqz wrote

Same except I go 295 North from US-1 South. Total shit show from like Market Fair to 295. Any idea if it was storm related (tree down, etc) or accident?

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TwoGoalsOneCup OP t1_j9ju6pn wrote

So the temporary storm knocked down a utility pole and forced closure for a bit over an hour. Saying it was a possible tornado, not confirmed though.

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achenx75 t1_j9jtqni wrote

That's what I was thinking. I assumed that it was but only saw some police lights up near that bridge in your photo. Didn't look like anything was obstructing the road.

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vincebarnes t1_j9jit46 wrote

They tore down that seedy motel, huh?

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TwoGoalsOneCup OP t1_j9jubnd wrote

It got flooded a couple of years ago so might as well tear it down not long after. It was about time tbh.

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PaxSicarius t1_j9jlrgv wrote

Like a year ago now. Think they're building a new seedy hotel in its place.

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Dead_Is_Better t1_j9ldttd wrote

Ugh, I've done Traffic Safety (lane closures, shoulder closures, etc.) on Rt. 1. You all need to put your damn phones down and just drive. Doing somewhere within 20mph of the speed limit would be nice as well.

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