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Procedures for Repair of Potholes in Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements

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Re: Procedures for Repair of Potholes in Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements

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Post by lostlogin »

dylan604 wrote: post #19
ceejayoz wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Which are a very different sort of notes than the ones I'm talking about. They print it out and people go over it with a pen, make corrections, comments, etc.

To me, I read it as they are stating those pages are really useless fluff that could essentially just be ripped out and used as scratch paper as they seemingly serve no other purpose.

Yes, this.

But as ceejayoz points out, taking notes on the actual page is better.

I was having a dig at how long it took for the document to get to the point.

Re: Procedures for Repair of Potholes in Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements

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Post by btbuildem »

You haven't lived until you've paid municipal taxes to see one of these things at work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVFFsKArEFk

I've literally watched them approach a pothole full of water, blow the water out with compressed air, retract the blower while the pothole refills, excrete asphalt mix into the watery hole then pat it down and compress it with a roller -- then proceed to the next pothole, driving over and denting the just-"repaired" one.

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Post by chickensong »

Oakland CA had a pothole vigilante group doing good work several years ago, bless their hearts. Not sure if they're still around, but their DIY approach was commendable and could be replicated. I believe they used "cold patch" asphalt which can be purchased at Home Depot and the like.

It sucks that illegal DIY approaches are necessary, but at some point people just need to take matters into their own hands. It feels like road repair is one of the most visible and perhaps common indicators of local government corruption. My personal favorite is when a perfectly good stretch of road gets repaved to use up tax dollars, while streets in terrible condition get ignored.

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Post by observationist »

btbuildem wrote: post #22

You haven't lived until you've paid municipal taxes to see one of these things at work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVFFsKArEFk I've literally watched them approach a pothole full of water, blow the water out with compressed air, retract the blower while the pothole refills, excrete asphalt mix into the watery hole then pat it down and compress it with a roller -- then proceed to the next pothole, driving over an…

Yeah, but on the plus side, you're supporting local jobs!

Re: Procedures for Repair of Potholes in Asphalt-Surfaced Pavements

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Post by danesparza »

pstuart wrote: post #20
seanhunter wrote: post #5

I think they should have included the official NYC procedure, which is: 1. Dig out around the affected area 2. leave massive dent in the surface for what seems like years 3. Maybe cover it with a few janky bits of wood and/or metal sheets that make a hideous clanking noise all day and night and have the same approximate surface friction as an ice rink so are pretty murderous to any 2-wheeled road user 4. Leave this s…

My understanding is the DOT gets pissy if locals fill in the pothole themselves, but I imagine that there's enough interested people to do vigilante road repair if they weren't subject to government harrassment.

"Vigilante Road Repair" - cool band name - I call it!
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