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Originally Posted by Badbart56
We travel all over the country and into Canada almost every week and, yes, many of our roadways are in drastic need of repair. And while we are aware of that, we don't look forward to the construction zones that it brings. Some of these projects go on for years. They should have done it during the COVID lockdown!
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That would have been a great thing that would have required a crystal ball. Unfortunately the reality is that to do road work it typically takes several years of getting environmental studies completed, permitting, contract bids and negotiations, EPA clearance, federal, state, local acceptance and funding. The "shovel ready" projects was a political BS perpetrated years ago to make people think the government was doing something. Typically the only "accelerated" projects are the ones that are resulting from natural disaster like a bridge collapse or roadway washout where the roadway in question is vital.