What city is this in ?

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Asphalt and water do not mix too well .... they will not last too long.

Where is the compaction equipment?

one down..thousands to go..by the time they are done they will have to start over...nice to see our tax dollars being used efficiently...

They should be out on pacific street in the BCR Yards as there are holes big enough to swallow cars

Wet pavement, wheel barrow, cold mix and shovel...2007, Prince George, B.C. of course!

21st century notwithstanding.

WATER AND OIL...GOOD MIX...SHOULD STICK REAL GOOD... RIGHT???

RE: PICTURE.. LEAVES ARE OUT...NO PINE BEETLE. HOW COME THE GUYS IN VANCOUVER ARE USING OUR TRUCK?? LOL..

I see this happening everywhere.Not just in PG.My gawd...doesn't anyone budget for real pavement anymore?
What is it city councils don't understand about infrastructure? Do they all think these roads just heal themselves like a skinned elbow?

Pot holes the last few weeks have been brutal. The system in place does not work and is highly inefficient.

I used to pave driveways for a summer and some of the jobs were pavement repair. The way this city repairs pot holes ensures they will not last a year before they need to be done again. It truely is only a patch job, and not a pot hole repair.

Often no slurry is even used, and owl is right about compacting it once done, and doing it in the right kind of weather conditions.....

Turn over time is not good, the city should really try to find a better solution with repairs that work and possibly rethinking their scheduling to work around the weather and not your typical 9-5 schedule. Maybe the whole thing needs to be outsourced in order to get the job done right.

The current system is highly susceptible to worker fatigue and no question this will play a role in quality of repair on a repetitive basis.

I would have liked to see them buy one or two of those mobile patch trucks. The ones that spray in the pea gravel and asphalt at the same time, through a hose operated by a remote control in the cab, by the single operator. These are the most efficient road patchers I have ever seen, and they do the nicest job. These road patches last.

They could have two people, two trucks, and they could go on their merry way, in different directions, and work their way all over town. That would have been an intelligent investment, but at least we have a new clock at CN Ctr.

Does it say it's Miller time?

http://www.usroads.com/journals/rmj/9704/rm970403.htm

No trade secrets there ... just a lot of common sense ....

Compaction ...

"According to the article, the most effective compacting technique is a vibratory roller followed, in order of decreasing effectiveness, by steel-wheeled or rubber-tired roller, vibrating plate, hand tamper, delivery truck tires, and the back of a shovel."

Preparation .....

"Remove damaged material to reach a firm base and make certain the remaining material is sound and free of cracks. This step usually involves three operations: (1) cutting to remove deteriorated pavement material, (2) cleaning the hole of dirt and debris and backfilling if subgrade is removed, and (3) drying with air or heat to eliminate moisture that would negatively affect adhesion."

I charge $350/person for a day long course ... minimum 6 people .....

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Funny how things work. A private contractor doing a job that way would be fired! It is so far out of spec there would be hell to pay.

But since it's union and city the old socialist rules apply. A poor job is all we get.

Geese, Moose must have run over and/or into one!

I like the pea gravel idea with one dude in the cab. Collin K could make himself useful and drive it himself.

Why can't we get that highway resurfacing caravan apparatus to cruise around town for a few days. They do miles of highway in a pretty reasonable amount of time. They could do 5th Ave from Foothills to Victoria pretty fast for starters.

Speaking of Moose, he must be doing the inspections, the same as he inspects the circus animals for "cruelty".

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As far as teh highway resurfing goes, I understand they looked into that and it was too expensive.

highway surfing...... hmmm...

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