Sunday, March 28, 2010

Why Aren't Iron County Roads Built Better?

Recently I took FFH16 to Phelps and found to my
dismay that the roadway is already failing
although it hasn't been that long since it was
rebuilt.

Other than the general bumpiness that indicates
to e that the road bed was poorly done, there
are two places marked with a sign that indicates
a "DIP."

Neither is actually a dip unless the road commission
means that the pavement is still there in a hole,
a condition that promises not to last very long.
Each of the spots, if driven over at the speed limit,
is definitely a jarring experience.

Here's a photo of the worse one.



The question is, why is any new road so poorly
built that it begins to fail within a few years
of use? We know what the weather in this part
of the world is like in the wintertime. Do we
not spend enough money on these roads to assure
that they are properly built? Is it not enough
money being spent, or is it carelessness that
allows substandard construction.

Bill Vajk

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