primetm
Posts:7
 | | 09/13/2007 8:53 PM |
 Alert | | I would like to know what idiot decided first off that the road was in that bad condition that it needed to be redone. Next I would like to know that since I have to wait in traffic everynight, for over an hour sometimes, "WHY ARE THEY NOT PUTTING IN A THIRD LANE! FOR GOD SAKES!" Do you, who ever you are that makes these decisions, want more business? Then we need a bigger road in and out of this town. And if you start tearing this road up again in five years to add a third lane, it just proves to myself that you are RETARDED!!!! | | | |
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GilaGuy
Posts:789
| | 09/13/2007 10:59 PM |
Alert | Why post this topic again?
http://www.85239.com/FORUM/tabid/60/forumid/12/postid/47354/view/topic/Default.aspx
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caveman
Posts:1080
| | 09/14/2007 7:32 AM |
Alert | GilaGuy the link you posted is this thread.  | | | |
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eppyjerk
Posts:20
| | 09/14/2007 8:35 AM |
Alert | | I think the 3 bridges have something to do with it. Expanding those bridges would be expensive and take quite longer. | | | |
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GilaGuy
Posts:789
| | 09/14/2007 5:32 PM |
Alert | <div class='NTForums_Quote'>Posted By caveman on 09/14/2007 7:32 AM
GilaGuy the link you posted is this thread. <img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/biggrin.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Big Grin' align='absmiddle'></div>
Are you sure? When I highlight it I get the one on the other forum...or maybe I am just losing my mind. :-) | | | |
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DesertNewbie
Posts:531
| | 09/15/2007 11:55 AM |
Alert | GG...it's not this thread...it's the other, and cavey must have figured that out since he posted over in the General forum for this topic.
Geico was right after all...so easy even a Caveman can do it. | | | |
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Granny5X
Posts:361
| | 09/15/2007 1:52 PM |
Alert | Dear primetm- Maybe you should go to college and get an "Engineering" degree, or maybe a "Financial Planning" degree. The reason is, simply, FUNDS!!!!
I don't know how new you are to MR (Maricopa Road) but just in case it was within the past 8 months, I will tell you they milled this road well over 8 months ago, and that was to spend the funds already alocated for State Highway repairs.
Next quarter of the State budget went to resurfacing, which has to be spent by the end of October.
Yep! you are right! They just might come along within the next 5 years and add a third lane, when there is more money alocated for more lanes.
The original construction was in 1991, and 16 years is a long time for resurfacing, especially with these OTTO trash haulers and large construction equipment that had to travel this road to get your home built for you!
Until you get that degree you so desperatly need, maybe you should refrain from calling others idiots! | |
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DesertNewbie
Posts:531
| | 09/15/2007 2:47 PM |
Alert | | Go Granny...it's your birthday...go granny! | | | |
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Maricopa Resident
Posts:12
| | 09/15/2007 4:21 PM |
Alert | Hey Granny,
I have a question; since you seem to know quite a bit about the State Highway repairs for our county...why didn't the person making the decisions that has the "Engineering" degree or "Financial Planning" degree decide to add a third lane first and then repave the road in the next 5 years?
I was able to drive perfectly fine with the few cracks and potholes that were periodically filled when needed. What I can't deal with this road being closed each time an accident occurs and there isn't enough room to go around the accident or not having another route that isn't an hour out of my way. I would have thought the demand for this third lane was greater than a resurfacing project?
The areas where the bridges are would still have only two lanes but I don't think that would cause a major problem for cars to merge into and out of for normal drivers who actually pay attention while on the road.
Just a thought...3 year resident to Maricopa<img src='http://www.85239.com/desktopmodules/ntforums/images/emoticons/smile.gif' height='20' width='20' border='0' title='Smile' align='absmiddle'> | | | |
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kjgreifer
Posts:0
| | 09/15/2007 5:25 PM |
Alert | | I think there is a reason that the roads do not merge before bridges. | | | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 09/15/2007 8:47 PM |
Alert | I have a question; since you seem to know quite a bit about the State Highway repairs for our county...why didn't the person making the decisions that has the "Engineering" degree or "Financial Planning" degree decide to add a third lane first and then repave the road in the next 5 years?
The road was already overdue for repaving. If they continued to let it go, they would be looking at completely ripping up the road and paving a new one. If you thought this was inconvenient, that would be far worse. Just because you were comfortable with it's current status, doesn't mean that it would be structurally sound for 5 more years. | |
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Jason
Posts:3378
| | 09/15/2007 8:50 PM |
Alert | The areas where the bridges are would still have only two lanes but I don't think that would cause a major problem for cars to merge into and out of for normal drivers who actually pay attention while on the road.
I'm stunned. Do you not drive I-10? Do you see the backup that happens when I-10 goes from three lanes to two approaching Queen Creek? It is a capacity issue, having multiple points where the road is two lanes would make it just as bad as a two lane road.
A third lane will not do anything in an accident situation. | |
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Granny5X
Posts:361
| | 09/16/2007 2:26 PM |
Alert | | I have one thing to say and that is: WE CAN FIX A ROAD BUT WE CAN'T FIX STUPID | |
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CRACKER
Posts:39
| | 09/19/2007 4:41 PM |
Alert | | why stop at 3 lanes, let's make it 5 lanes each direction..... | | | |
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