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    • pip bip
      pip bip last edited by

      Screen Shot 2021-01-10 at 12.06.41 am.png http://mildlyinteresting-blog.blogspot.com/2019/02/this-street-in-los-angeles-hasnt-been.html

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      • MUSASHI66
        MUSASHI66 last edited by

        Someone doing a job for the city properly without cutting corners? This needs to be hidden from the world so that any other government contractors don't get any ideas!

        2023 BMW X3 M40i | 2022 Toyota Tundra | 2019 FIAT Abarth 500

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        • Krusty Walnut
          Krusty Walnut @MUSASHI66 last edited by

          @musashi66 And they didn't engineer a shortened lifespan into their work.

          What we obtain too cheaply we esteem too lightly.

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          • Urambo Tauro
            Urambo Tauro @pip bip last edited by Urambo Tauro

            This street in Los Angeles hasn't been paved in 92 years

            And only one mild crack to show for it? I'm impressed! But I guess that wasn't quite the point that OP was trying to make:

            ...This street is a bitch, but the rest of the neighborhood is freshly paved.
            It's full of deep cracks, potholes, and a bunch of cement patches from electric or water line installations over the years, but it's still looking pretty good considering its age

            https://old.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/ao7eky/this_street_in_los_angeles_hasnt_been_paved_in_92/

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            • Shop-Teacher
              Shop-Teacher @Urambo Tauro last edited by Shop-Teacher

              @urambo-tauro Obviously that commentor or doesn't know what an actual bad road is like. I would love to have them drive down my road before they finally redid it this year.

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              • BaconSandwich
                BaconSandwich last edited by

                I totally just spent the last hour looking at that site. So many interesting photos.

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                • john norris
                  john norris last edited by

                  Funny read on reddit. People in a heated argument about pot hole count and the quality of drivers in every locale.

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                  • facw
                    facw last edited by facw

                    There's a section on these pavement markers in The 99% Invisible City. They do say that these are now considered historic and cities often try to preserve them when replacing the surrounding concrete.

                    But yeah, concrete can last a long time (see the Pantheon dome!)

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                    • fintail
                      fintail last edited by fintail

                      This kind of thing isn't uncommon in the PNW either, on sidewalks. I've seen it in Corvallis, Bellingham, and it is all over Spokane. Most sidewalks in my neighborhood are dated 1910-15 (some look it, some look like they could be 10 years old). Others are dated ~1950, with patches of replacement between both.

                      In low traffic areas, old streets can last for eons. I am certain there are residential street surfaces here as old as the sidewalks.

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                      • WhoIsTheLeader
                        WhoIsTheLeader last edited by

                        I thought those were only on sidewalks. Anyways, it's impressive that that street has lasted 100 years and is in better condition than my street 8 years after it was last repaved.

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                        • WhoIsTheLeader
                          WhoIsTheLeader @facw last edited by

                          @facw said in night oppo:

                          There's a section on these pavement markers in The 99% Invisible City. They do say that these are now considered historic and cities often try to preserve them when replacing the surrounding concrete.

                          But yeah, concrete can last a long time (see the Pantheon dome!)

                          I got that for Christmas. Great book and I'm only a little ways through it.

                          Color enthusiast, Citroën fanatic, and Cruze driver

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                          • gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
                            gmporschenut also a fan of hondas @MUSASHI66 last edited by

                            @musashi66 i believe its Germany, road contractors have to put up a bond that they will cover any upkeep for 10 years

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                            • MUSASHI66
                              MUSASHI66 @gmporschenut also a fan of hondas last edited by

                              @gmporschenut-also-a-fan-of-hondas said in night oppo:

                              @musashi66 i believe its Germany, road contractors have to put up a bond that they will cover any upkeep for 10 years

                              Ha!! If they did that here, they’d all be out of business before the first bond was up. It amazing how crappy they make the roads here.

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