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http://mildlyinteresting-blog.blogspot.com/2019/02/this-street-in-los-angeles-hasnt-been.html

[MUSASHI66]

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!

[Krusty Walnut]

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

[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/

[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.

[BaconSandwich]

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

[john norris]

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

[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!)

[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.

[WhoIsTheLeader]

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.

[WhoIsTheLeader]

@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.

[gmporschenut also a fan of hondas]

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

[MUSASHI66]

@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.