Strange phenomenon with fresh blacktop.

well actually, he did claim he was a road builder in a previous posting.... #15..

 

no claim, I am..or was.
you claimed to know it was done wrong when in fact you don't know how to build a road.

I just decided to call you out on your lack of knowledge.

anyway, i'm done .

 

Yeah? How do they compare to the ones around legislators' yards, gardens, orchards and alma maters? LOL

 

I agree. Often new paved roads will start developing a shallow rut within days of the project finishing. If it rains you can see the ruts, plain as day, as continuous pools of standing water form.

The next time you run into this mystery squirrely stretch of road, try moving over and ride the fog line. That's where most truckers aren't traveling, so you can find level ground.

 

That's the answer, yes it is! I've ridden the fog line for many miles for that very reason.

 

I ran a lot of Oklahoma and Texas roads these last four years. It amazed me how quickly ruts formed on asphalt. TX-92 from Stamford to Hamlin Texas started rutting within HOURS after they opened the road (prematurely). During my return trip the next day undulations, roughness, and a pothole or dozen were already forming.

I made it a habit to watch out for potholes and ruts and try to avoid them. Running on the fog line became a habit.

 

Hey atleast u got blacktop out there. Have u guys been been on i15 between salt lake and ogden utah anytime recent? They got half the lane cut up. Right side tires is sitting 4 inches above left side tires. With a concrete barrier right on fog line. With that groove with the tires it throws u into the barrier. That was about 1 month ago i was there, maybe they fixedit by now,but hseesh that road was rough

 

Funny this topic appears at this time.. Earlier this summer, Penndot (actually a contractor, because Penndot doesn't do much other than plow snow anymore) repaved a section of a road I travel very frequently.

This road has a red light at the bottom of a steep hill. Well, one night when it was really hot out, I stopped for the light. I spun nearly all the way up the hill. Then, later on that same night, a rain shower came through, and again, I stopped for that #### light. Even with the power divider locked, I still struggled to climb the hill. There's been numerous accidents since they did this stretch of road, usually on hot or rainy days.

Now they're grinding it up and repaving it as I write this. Supposedly they had too much oil in the asphalt mix, and on hot days it would surface, and then once the rain hit, you could see the oil floating in the water.