Our ROADS ARE HORRIBLE,!

[dfb]

Everywhere we have travelled, the roads are potholed, rutted, cracked etc.. On a few trips interior damage was done to our fifth wheel. Once, the wood trim over the slide and curtains came down. On our last trip, the satelite receiver came down from its mount and the speaker for the entertainment center came down.
It seems with all the gas tax money collected by the powers that be the roads should be gold!. I10 in Louisiana was real bad. We need to contact our governors and demand these roads are repaired, replaced et,. If the road taxes on gas go anywhere else than to the roads, then our politicians are stealing from us who use the roads. We need to DEMAND THE roads are kept in excellent condition!...

[Mike484]

Just traveled I-10 through Louisiana, went to Florida and back. The road is terrible, hoping I dont find any damage.

[dcg9381]

Roads everywhere are bad. Especially up north, where freezing water can really impact things.

Your best bet is to secure everything in the trailer like all roads are going to be horrible. We're still working on improving the oem cabinet "locks" which have been the cause of many a failure.

Balancing tires will help.

We now have so many roads that the "gas tax" can't keep up.

[JRTJH]

Gentlemen,

This thread is on a "fine line" between politics and RVing road conditions. Please review the forum rules and abide by the "no politics allowed" portion.

http://www.keystonerv.org/forums/faq...aq_forum_rules

[GaryWT]

I agree roads are bad. Travel mostly in New England and a little in the NY area. When they get as bad as some are it takes longer to fix them and the roads during construction are worse, especially around bridges where they scrape up to the bridge and leave a "speed bump" on the highway.

Good luck to all and hope that all our trailers arrive safely.

[dcg9381]

Edited my "election" commentary to comply with rules.

[chuckster57]

The highway I use to commute on everyday was terrible. Pot holes big enough to throw a car out of alignment. Major truck route. Two weeks ago I noticed they fixed about 2 miles of the worst 5. Guess out here we actually spending money on roads.

[John&Genny]

Here in Spokane, we are renown for our bad roads. Even President Bush commented on how bad the roads were here in Spokane when he visited our town several years ago A 15 mile section of I-90 had to have it's speed limit dropped from 70 down to 60 this winter because that section was just terrible. Most of the interstate system started in the 1950's and over the years has just been neglected to the state it is now.

[chris199]

I78 between Allentown and Harrisburg is brutal. Right lane is "Truck worn". It's like you're riding waves....up/down with holes mixed in to add to the adventure. Try to use the left/flat lane as much as possible.

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[66joej]

Try the #1 Trans Canada hiway through Northwestern Ontario. In the spring with the frost heaves it's unbelievable.

[Desert185]

If its an "I" for Interstate its a federal issue. Without getting into politics, perhaps making the roads great again will be a bigger emphasis next year.

Generally speaking, I do find it odd that the gas tax and fuel price in adjoining Kalifornia is more than in Nevada, yet the roads in NV are in noticeably better shape when immediately crossing the border. That used to be the reverse a number of years ago.

As much as I like TX, San Antonio and Houston have some of the worst roads and highways I have ever experienced...along with cheap fuel.

Meanwhile, good tires, good shocks and crossed fingers are the best we can do.

[CWSWine]

What grips me is when I pay toll to drive on the road and worse then the highways without a toll.

[roadglide]

I agree about I 10 west texas being miserable. Some drivers look at me pulling my rig close to the right shoulder white lining but I have found the road is better and my rig tracks good, It has become a habit pulling this way and I'm comfortable.

[m&m]

Just put our rig in for repairs. The bumps, pot holes etc are real bad. One campground had speed bumps that tore up our rig. Lost the sliding door, and another door off the hinge. Soil here makes it very hard to do roads or repairs.

[Dave W]

After doing our usual late summer/early fall 8000 mile trip, with a great many of those on interstates, can say that the worst we encountered were NY I-88, entire length with only a few good miles. I-81, Binghamton to the I-78 junction was/is atrocious. I-10 across Louisiana made even bumpy I-10 in West Texas look great. AZ 64 from I-40 (Williams, AZ) to Grand Canyon wasn't too great either. Others were as bad in places but not the mile after mile of those mentioned.

Each state is responsible for the condition of whatever interstate passes through not the federal government. All those shovel ready jobs and the billions of dollars committed ..... never did see anything actually done beyond those expensive signs being put up.

[notanlines]

I have often wondered if the people in Birmingham AND Jackson, Mississippi think that their roads are normal and they've never travelled elsewhere or what? Those two cities have had TERRIBLE interstates for many, many years not just recently.

[gearhead]

Originally Posted by notanlines

I have often wondered if the people in Birmingham AND Jackson, Mississippi think that their roads are normal and they've never travelled elsewhere or what? Those two cities have had TERRIBLE interstates for many, many years not just recently.

I second that. There is a section in Birmingham that is brutal. Dang if I can ever remember where. I seem to find myself on it every year.
We just went to a family Christmas party in Louisiana. Dang if they didn't re-pave a section of US190 between Kinder and Dequincy. Overloaded log trucks had it rutted as bad as any road I have ever seen.
But those whoop de doos on eastbound I-10 just west of Lake Charles are still there.

[Desert185]

Originally Posted by Dave W

After doing our usual late summer/early fall 8000 mile trip, with a great many of those on interstates, can say that the worst we encountered were NY I-88, entire length with only a few good miles. I-81, Binghamton to the I-78 junction was/is atrocious. I-10 across Louisiana made even bumpy I-10 in West Texas look great. AZ 64 from I-40 (Williams, AZ) to Grand Canyon wasn't too great either. Others were as bad in places but not the mile after mile of those mentioned.

Each state is responsible for the condition of whatever interstate passes through not the federal government. All those shovel ready jobs and the billions of dollars committed ..... never did see anything actually done beyond those expensive signs being put up.

You're correct. I found this:

"One thing the landmark 1956 Act did not do was provide for maintenance of the Interstate highways. This is not surprising. Since the Federal-aid highway program began in 1916 under President Woodrow Wilson, the States had been responsible for maintenance based on the concept that the States own and operate the roads. Because the Interstate routes were to be owned by the States and built by the State highway agencies (with Federal funding assistance and oversight), the 1956 Act retained the long-standing premise that the States would maintain the new highways."

Any further comment by me would be banned as being political...

[SummitPond]

Originally Posted by Dave W

I-10 across Louisiana made even bumpy I-10 in West Texas look great.

When I lived in Louisiana I attributed the "great" shape of the roads (seems like all of them, surface as well as interstate) to the extremely harsh winters we had. http://www.keystonerv.org/forums/ima...ies/nonono.gif

All kidding aside, there were some surface roads constructed of concrete (rather than asphalt) that seemed to hold up well, but the interstates must take an awful beating from the heavy traffic - they just didn't seem to last. I'm sure soil composition has a lot to do with it there.

What I really don't understand is the astronomical cost of building a road. A1A was partially destroyed during our last hurricane, and I've read quotes in the multi-millions of dollars per mile to fix it.

[SUnderwood]

I haven't seen 1 comment about I40 thru Arkansas , is it that much better or the others that bad ?