Ok, so we all know that our roads need regular maintenance otherwise we would be calling out the politicians for not fixing the roads. BUT…………. Does anyone actually talk to anyone else on these construction projects other than the two people with the walkie-talkies holding the SLOW/STOP switch-a-roonie signs?
This pic: The McKees Rocks Bridge and the Neville Island Bridge on Interstate 79 are parallel bridges.. alternate routes for each other.. .and both under construction at the same time!
Is there some GRAND POO-BA of Road Construction? If not, WE WANT NOMINATED!!! What’s that old phrase about “the right hand knowing what the left hand is doing?”
Here’s a sample of what we know WILL be open:
That one alley in Sharpsburg that goes behind where the pizza place that used to be the donuts place is now.
A one-way alley in Baldwin that, gets back-ups on Monday because the one-manned-garbage truck goes through and we watch the driver get in and out at every house to throw garbage in the back.
A few country roads in the Oakdale area that, thank God, are back to NORMAL after being slicker-than-hell from being “Oiled and Chipped”
All that I know is we need a regional Road-Construction-Head-Honcho-Son-of-A-Betcha-Thought-I-Was-Gonna-Say-Something-Else position and I nominate myself for the position!
All that I ask for, in return is that every construction project be submitted to me, in an 8-part form, 18 months in advance of commencing the work, signed by at least 7 engineers, approved by THEIR bosses and a PDF of sample road signage that will be used so that I can make sure that the signage is aesthetically pleasing to the stressed driving public!
Oh yeah, and I ALSO want a universal walkie-talkie that can communicate to any sign-turner in the area so that, when I’M in traffic so I can call ahead and tell them to turn SLOW in my direction!!!
In summary, do any road construction bosses know that there are things called SCHEDULES and that there is this awesome SHARING CALENDAR system called GOOGLE CALENDAR where everyone can coordinate schedules?? Somebody PALEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZE call somebody to coordinate these road construction projects, YA JAGOFFS!
