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Same out here in the east.

They've been working on 64 by Hampton, Williamsburg, etc in Va. Always got signs up stating what lane, or exit if it's an exit will be closed for whatever dates. Do the same for bridge work. Maybe it's the different signs bugging you. lol. They use the electronic traffic boards here, an the little trailers that display messages.

The west coast is weird though, so I wouldn't put it past them for doing it for a weird reason. I'm going to bet it's something along the lines of what @scottied67 said.

Sirscrapntruckalot - Turn left on Road. - My gps...my reply was "#### that! I'm going through the field!" It didn't find me amusing.

 

You should run for office. When you've cleaned up the construction crews get busy with the DOT!

 

In many cases its not even the ramp that's going to be worked on. It's just about stopping and or greatly reducing the flow of traffic into an area that's being worked.

 

Since @scottied67 and myself are out here in commie-fornia. I'll add to the sign birthing all over the highways.

Federal highway money is given to states. They get so much and have to use all up before the fiscal year ends.

Here in the Central valley and up by the Bay area. They are stripping the white lines along the off and on ramps. As well as fixing guard rails.

It's a pain when you run nights after 9pm to 6am. Some ramps are closed in one direction while others are not.

It's all about money. How much can they get and how much can they skim. (. Scratch that skim part). I may end up in a shallow grave. Talking about the elites money in Sacramento.

 

Here in California people are lawsuit happy. They give plenty of advanced warning to help stem off lawsuits from people who were inconvenienced by the closures, or from the family of the guy that dies in the ambulance on the way to the hospital and their lawyer claims it was because of the extra time it took because of the road closures. They also have the added benefit of paying their union road crews time and a half for working nights.

I live on Hwy 101 about 25 miles north of San Francisco. We've been waiting for a 1 lane freeway widening on our 5 mile stretch of 101 for 30 years, and they've finally starting on it now. It will probably take 3-4 years and make travel through here more of a nightmare than it already is, but most of the work will be done at night. That's just how things work out here.

 

I don't think I've ever seen any ramps closed or being worked on when I was out there. At night.

Defenitely didn't see any difference in the ramp during daylight.

 

Seriously drivers asking this?

It is to make repairs to the road.

It is a lot less traffic after 8pm than it is at rush hour.

 

Construction company is extorting the state or the state is extorting the fed. Either way, infrastructure funding is big money being given away.

Look at TN lol. There’s a flyover in Nashville I believe or I think it’s Chattanooga that’s been in construction for 10 years.

I was in 78 going from Nj to Pa yesterday and they had live construction going on. I only saw 3 people working. The rest? Riding the clock.

 

I have seen signs say road closed ahead only to keep going to see it was a side street. But it does take time between putting out the signs and cones and then them getting to work.