sweaterandsomenikes

sweaterandsomenikes t1_j9ghd7t wrote

Reply to Moving from the UK to work in New London, Where's the best place's to look at moving to? by UNCERTAIN_BUCKET

I just moved to east lyme. I think itā€™s the sweet spot for me. Easy to get up North with route 9, 20 minutes to mystic, closer to Groton/New London, and itā€™s a small town with (almost) everything you need in Flanders Village with beachy stuff in Niantic, and the whole area is surrounded by wooded/outdoorsy state parks and beaches.

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sweaterandsomenikes t1_j8ntut7 wrote

Reply to comment by Prestigious_Bobcat29 in Gold Star Bridge Construction on I-95 by AggRavatedR

I work on it. First phase is all structural steel repair, under the bridge. AKA the only evidence of work from above is the lane closure to reduce live load on repair nodes. Three year contract that started in spring 2022. 2nd and 3rd phases saw the engineer get fired so another design needs to come out. I expect at least a year delay from that. Hopefully phases 2 and 3 (they are combined) go out to bid for construction to begin in 2026.

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sweaterandsomenikes t1_iz95cv3 wrote

Reply to Traffic paint on major roads disappearing when it rains. by Gem_carver

Canā€™t answer to the first part of your question, but for the second part:

Temporary paint is used immediately after repaving a road because the fresh oils in asphalt would dissolve away the new paint. The temporary paint is a different chemistry thatā€™s is more resistance, and I believe they do not put the little glass beads that form the reflective paint in the permanent stuff. Permanent paint will go down after a month or two.

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sweaterandsomenikes t1_itqustg wrote

Reply to comment by StankyDudeHoleDandy in Why is roadwork in this state becoming increasingly disorganized? Between the signs that don't match the construction, a lack of cops directing traffic in highly populated areas, and signs that don't state lane closures. I feel although its just creating unnecessary chaos across the state. by StankyDudeHoleDandy

Construction plans include traffic plans with proposed traffic patterns. Bad patterns including signage is a sign that a) someone isnā€™t following the proposed plan which means the inspection team should say something or b) bad traffic pattern design and someone on the field staff should recognize it and propose changes

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sweaterandsomenikes t1_itque8a wrote

Reply to comment by TreeEleben in Why is roadwork in this state becoming increasingly disorganized? Between the signs that don't match the construction, a lack of cops directing traffic in highly populated areas, and signs that don't state lane closures. I feel although its just creating unnecessary chaos across the state. by StankyDudeHoleDandy

Hey yā€™all I work in construction. Towns have ordinances about whether they need their local police on sites. Most towns do because itā€™s free money for them. Most contracts will say you need a cop OR a certified Flagger. The lack of cops thing (that Iā€™ve seen recently) is due to cops and state troopers numbers being low causing shortages in police able to actual do construction detail.

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