jhall
Posts:1341
 | | 10/09/2007 4:37 PM |
 Alert | | did anyone notice that they paved the new 47 about a foot off? It seems that if you drive correctly in the lane you can hear the slight hum of the old grooves cut into the road? Where the heck was quality control on this one? | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 10/09/2007 5:47 PM |
Alert | Yes, the new pavement is noisy, uneven, bumpy and rough in patches.  | |
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Marni
Posts:537
| | 10/09/2007 5:51 PM |
Alert | | You can also see them as you hit the 45 MPH area headed south bound. | |
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Copa Conscious
Posts:379
| | 10/09/2007 5:59 PM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By jhall on 10/09/2007 4:37 PM
did anyone notice that they paved the new 47 about a foot off? It seems that if you drive correctly in the lane you can hear the slight hum of the old grooves cut into the road? Where the heck was quality control on this one?</div>
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 10/09/2007 6:05 PM |
Alert | | What does that have to do with anything? | |
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Copa Conscious
Posts:379
| | 10/09/2007 6:07 PM |
Alert | A lighter driver wouldn't sink as far into the asphalt as a not light driver.
It has a give to it, unlike cement. | | | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 10/09/2007 6:11 PM |
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| LOL! Out of a 1-3 ton car/SUV/truck, you think that a few pounds of person is going to matter?  | |
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drummer72
Posts:3886
| | 10/09/2007 6:25 PM |
Alert | Why don't you complain to ADOT? I'm tired of people crying about 347! It will resolve nothing this way.
Did you guys notice how crooked the lines were? Dang! I mean, come on people! | |
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Colgate
Posts:642
| | 10/09/2007 6:55 PM |
Alert | Yep, noticed too. Thats a shame all of that time and effort and it is not right. Oh well, maybe they will fix it correctly when they widen 347 to 3 lanes each direction!  | |
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DesertDweller
Posts:2564
| | 10/09/2007 8:34 PM |
Alert | | I think that ADOT or the county ought to nail the contractor for crappy work. They were, no doubt, the lowest bidder. I have seen that on other Pinal County road projects. We paid for it. | |
Stupid should hurt!
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Villages Idiot Savant
Posts:68
| | 10/09/2007 10:26 PM |
Alert | | I wish people would wait for the FINISHED PRODUCT before whining. They actually DO put down "temporary" lines peoples. | |
Apparently, the word for a male rooster is offensive.
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 10/09/2007 10:46 PM |
Alert | | We were supposed to have a finished product by now! | |
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drummer72
Posts:3886
| | 10/09/2007 11:24 PM |
Alert | | I think the sign says 10/26/07. | |
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bodywork
Posts:2
| | 10/10/2007 12:00 AM |
Alert | | If you had been reading the updates on the road, you would have seen that they need to wait until it gets hotter again (maybe March) to do the rubberized asphalt finish layer. Until then just be careful on what we have and be glad it's better than before. It will be great come next spring. | | | |
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jhall
Posts:1341
| | 10/10/2007 7:58 AM |
Alert | | O ok cool. Well, the sooner the better | |
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Bob J
Posts:119
| | 10/10/2007 8:05 AM |
Alert | | By next Spring, the 18 Wheelers (must be between 500 and 1000 a day) will have completed what they have already started, tearing up the new paving, and giving us that old "like driving on a washboard" feeling. That road (347) doesn't have the foundation for that kind of traffic. It wasn't built for this kind of traffic. | | | |
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Copa Conscious
Posts:379
| | 10/10/2007 9:06 AM |
Alert | | I like the washboard feeling. Its like a vibra-massage. | | | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 10/10/2007 10:37 AM |
Alert | Posted By drummer72 on 10/09/2007 11:24 PM
I think the sign says 10/26/07.
That's for the entire project, which includes the light at Casa Blanca. The paving, which is complete, was supposed to be followed up with a rubberized coat before moving on to paving the next segment.
Posted By bodywork on 10/10/2007 12:00 AM
If you had been reading the updates on the road, you would have seen that they need to wait until it gets hotter again (maybe March) to do the rubberized asphalt finish layer. Until then just be careful on what we have and be glad it's better than before. It will be great come next spring.
Yes, I've been reading the updates. What I was saying is that the construction company did not do what they were supposed to, which was rubberize before moving on to pave the next segment. That's one reason why we've got to wait. The other reason is that the whiners of Maricopa won't let them do it during the day, by shutting down lanes on directions that are not frequently traveled. | |
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jinmar
Posts:21
| | 10/10/2007 12:12 PM |
Alert | | I guess the only silver lining is the new road will last 6 months longer because it will actually be rubberized in March :-) I know this is not utopia - but they should have fought harder for 3 lanes and paid a bit more so we could get the same guys that are doing the Maricopa County side of the 347! | | | |
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Colgate
Posts:642
| | 10/10/2007 11:53 PM |
Alert | | Yeah, they do seem to be getting the Maricopa Co. side done alot faster. | |
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