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Nothing pisses me off more than INCOMPLETE Road Construction
Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:31 pm
Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:31 pm
I live in an area where the main road (was a two lane road) is being constructed to a six lane road. This fricking project has been going on for three, almost 4 years and for the past several months there has been zero movement going on with the project.
They have the road so torn up and the traffic backs up for 3 miles to get onto the main highway. Unfortunately, you have to drive down this road to get to the main highway to commute to work, etc.
The thing that burns me up is that the new lanes are paved but not lined and there are still a million orange construction drums lined up. Why can’t they just spend 2-3 weeks to finish this fricking project? That’s about all it seems it would take to be able to open this damn road up to the new 6 lanes.
Many retail and restaurants have had to close the past 2 years because people could not get into their establishments.
Forget ever having a clean car. The traffic is so bad that there are now times where I will not even attempt to go anywhere on the road. It’s a fricking nightmare and nothing is being done to ever finishing this stupid project.
People can’t even sell their homes because of it.
Why do state road projects always end up being like this? They are so close to finishing it but yet for the past several months, they are doing nothing to finish it.
They have the road so torn up and the traffic backs up for 3 miles to get onto the main highway. Unfortunately, you have to drive down this road to get to the main highway to commute to work, etc.
The thing that burns me up is that the new lanes are paved but not lined and there are still a million orange construction drums lined up. Why can’t they just spend 2-3 weeks to finish this fricking project? That’s about all it seems it would take to be able to open this damn road up to the new 6 lanes.
Many retail and restaurants have had to close the past 2 years because people could not get into their establishments.
Forget ever having a clean car. The traffic is so bad that there are now times where I will not even attempt to go anywhere on the road. It’s a fricking nightmare and nothing is being done to ever finishing this stupid project.
People can’t even sell their homes because of it.
Why do state road projects always end up being like this? They are so close to finishing it but yet for the past several months, they are doing nothing to finish it.
This post was edited on 2/7/23 at 9:33 pm
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Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:32 pm to FLTech
Ok boomer
Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:33 pm to FLTech
I'd advise against New Orleans.
We beg for merely "several months" of nothing.
We beg for merely "several months" of nothing.
This post was edited on 2/7/23 at 9:34 pm
Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:35 pm to FLTech
my favorite is when the construction guys show up every now and then just to push dirt around
kinda like when my son saw a worker walking around a warehouse with a broom pretending to sweep and asked me, "what's he doing?"
I said, "Son, that there's a union man."
kinda like when my son saw a worker walking around a warehouse with a broom pretending to sweep and asked me, "what's he doing?"
I said, "Son, that there's a union man."
Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:35 pm to FLTech
A bunch of reasons. Failed compactions, state not paying on time forcing contractors hand, mix design issues, smoothness of pavement etc.
Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:41 pm to FLTech
Here's a perfect example of why you shouldn't pay people by the hour, but how you need to pay by the job
Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:42 pm to USMCguy121
Like the state worker that was propped up on a shovel out on a highway job watching everyone else work. A dog came up and pissed on the worker’s leg. The worker looked down at the dog and said “If I had another shovel I’d hit you right in the arse with it.”
Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:46 pm to FLTech
More time for the merge action!
Posted on 2/7/23 at 9:50 pm to tLSU
quote:
I'd advise against New Orleans.
My neighborhood has been under construction for 2.5 years
Posted on 2/8/23 at 9:09 am to FLTech
something about money...
Posted on 2/8/23 at 9:38 am to FLTech
State projects are usually missing unknowns that slow a project down, or put the contractor upside down financially. If proper research was done before putting it up for bid, it would flow much better.
Posted on 2/8/23 at 10:28 am to FlyinTiger93
Wait until they shut down I-10 in BR, this will be the biggest c*f* ever.
Posted on 2/8/23 at 10:30 am to tLSU
quote:
I'd advise against New Orleans.
We beg for merely "several months" of nothing.
This x1000
Boggles my mind. So many roads blocked with cones/signs, and yet, I rarely ever see anyone working on them.
Posted on 2/8/23 at 10:30 am to andouille
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Wait until they shut down I-10 in BR, this will be the biggest c*f* ever.
As opposed to the current situation.
Posted on 2/8/23 at 10:33 am to FLTech
Your life must be amazing in that case
Posted on 2/8/23 at 10:36 am to FLTech
You don't even have to tell me the location but I can guarantee you for a fact that it's in Louisiana.
Posted on 2/8/23 at 10:43 am to FLTech
Anything done by the government is a cluster.
Posted on 2/8/23 at 10:44 am to FLTech
You live in Central, huh?
Sullivan and Hooper Road?
Sullivan and Hooper Road?
Posted on 2/8/23 at 11:01 am to OweO
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Anything done by the government is a cluster
Except when you owe them money. Then they become a detective that rivals Batman.
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