Appalling standard of road maintenance

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Re: Appalling standard of road maintenance

Postby martine » Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:52 am

What a problem - I imagine it's going to be a very significant cost to fix...or perhaps they don't bother and close that route permanently?
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Re: Appalling standard of road maintenance

Postby Horse » Wed Mar 02, 2022 10:57 am

dvenman wrote:https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/early-theories-why-wiltshire-road-buckled-and-cracked-24-02-2022/

Edited to add the full link


Thanks for sorting.

Really interesting stuff, although this:
the road “coincides geologically with an area where the Jurassic age Stanford Formation appears to overlie/overstep the Hazelbury Bryan Formation ”.
... seems to translate to
This is why it looks like a dinosaur's back.
Your 'standard' is how you drive alone, not how you drive during a test.


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