The fix being worse than the problem
A couple of old ones. I mentioned some time ago the depression after the resurfacing of the bridge as you come out of town that wasn't suited towards motor vehicles and not that clever for cyclists. Our local Labour Cllr. Shaw took that up and the section was resurfaced some time ago. Again as mentioned at the time rather than simply fix the depression that entire section is now depressed. It's still like that and I swear it's getting worse.
To my mind this makes no sense the entire footing on which it is based is artificial, non-natural, how can you even have a depression - it's not as if the soil has sunk below it. Also recall they received an award for this entire job.
The second one is just before The Rough alongside the meadow. Prior to the resurfacing water would also form across the surface at this point. Since the resurfacing it does the same, but in greater quantities.
I'm still curious as to what form of quality control is undertaken on these jobs.
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speed and profit. a quality job in this industry is one finished on time and under budget
I wonder if they perform a survey prior to any work. I mean they must look at it to determine that work is required (one hopes so anyway); but anyone who drives along this stretch in all weathers knows that, say, this area is always awash with water; that this area fills up with mud from the downslope etc.
Yet unless it pops up on the radar as an accident the default mind set seems to be to recreate the area as was.
Was there ever a point in time when such work was being prepared and the attitude was 'While we're doing this how can we improve it?'?
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