CR 250E Engineering
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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How many times are we going to redo CR 250E until we get it right (at the taxpayers expense)?
It comes to my attention that now we are redoing it again because the road continues to settle and the asphalt continues to separate and break apart. We continue to try new methods to solve these problems instead of using tried-and-true ones.
Not too many years ago, if we had built a road like this one on muck, we would have driven pilings. The second fix to this road is a step backward. They are rerouting a drainage pipe, removing the curb and just patching the asphalt.
To those who don't know, it is never a contractor's decision on the way a road is built or repaired. They must follow engineered guidelines. Redoing this road without driving pilings and stabilizing the soil will not fix the problem, it will still settle and be unstable. Removing the curb creates a major erosion problem.
Let's step back before we go any further, rethink this, and do it right once and for all instead of putting a band aid on it.
George A. Dockery
Larwill, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
How many times are we going to redo CR 250E until we get it right (at the taxpayers expense)?
It comes to my attention that now we are redoing it again because the road continues to settle and the asphalt continues to separate and break apart. We continue to try new methods to solve these problems instead of using tried-and-true ones.
Not too many years ago, if we had built a road like this one on muck, we would have driven pilings. The second fix to this road is a step backward. They are rerouting a drainage pipe, removing the curb and just patching the asphalt.
To those who don't know, it is never a contractor's decision on the way a road is built or repaired. They must follow engineered guidelines. Redoing this road without driving pilings and stabilizing the soil will not fix the problem, it will still settle and be unstable. Removing the curb creates a major erosion problem.
Let's step back before we go any further, rethink this, and do it right once and for all instead of putting a band aid on it.
George A. Dockery
Larwill, via e-mail[[In-content Ad]]
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