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Last Answer on March 28, 2014

How does a city decide whether a road with potholes is going to get re-paved? Will enough people complaining to the city get it moved to the top of the list?

Asked by shaga about 12 years ago

The City or the many I have worked for use a computer program to select routes to pave.It's based on things like traffic volume and last time it was paved.But yes the people speak and they shall be heard! I have been on a job may times and get a call that we have to move a road up on the list because of the complaints.

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Have you ever paved over something valuable like in that Seinfeld episode?

Asked by Troy about 12 years ago

nah not that I can remember..This might make me a horrible person but I don't like Jerry Seinfeld.

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Have you ever laid a road and then discovered that you made a huge mistake and had to tear it all up?

Asked by ManBearPig almost 12 years ago

I have not BUT my company also does milling which is tearing up old asphalt so the road can be repaved.We do this for a number of different paving contractors.We were hired to mill a 5 lane section of road about 1.5 miles long and that was all.The company that hired us was gonna pave it themselves.We ended up milling the road three times before the road was passed.No fault of ours but I don't think that company survived that one lol.

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Do people think of you as a construction worker, and does that bother you?

Asked by DifSed about 12 years ago

I would hope so because thats what I am.I construct new roads or repair roads.I am proud of what I do.

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Why don't all cities have those reflective patches between lanes? Are they really expensive to lay down?

Asked by bayside over 11 years ago

Yes they are but that has nothing to do with it.Your states DOT office either sub contracts or employs engineers to design our roads.If those markers fall into their design thats how they come to be.We often have to make changes in the field when plans to work out like they do on paper.

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How many tons does a worker put down each day

Asked by wm over 11 years ago

a worker? I assume you mean a paving crew? all depends on the job.We can put down as much as 2000 tons a day.We also have jobs where we put down 10 tons just depends on the job.

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Can private citizens hire pavers for public roads or do they need a permit from the city? My neighborhoods' streets are in terrible shape, but the city council won't act but if we raise the money privately, can we repave the roads?

Asked by Davis over 11 years ago

I really dont know the answer to that..thats more of a question for your local goverment.

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How does a city decide whether a road with potholes is going to get re-paved? Will enough people complaining to the city get it moved to the top of the list?

Have you ever paved over something valuable like in that Seinfeld episode?

Have you ever laid a road and then discovered that you made a huge mistake and had to tear it all up?

Do people think of you as a construction worker, and does that bother you?

Also on Jobstr...

Why don't all cities have those reflective patches between lanes? Are they really expensive to lay down?

How many tons does a worker put down each day

Can private citizens hire pavers for public roads or do they need a permit from the city? My neighborhoods' streets are in terrible shape, but the city council won't act but if we raise the money privately, can we repave the roads?

Paving / Asphalt Superintendent

Ask me anything!

What do YOU do?

How does a city decide whether a road with potholes is going to get re-paved? Will enough people complaining to the city get it moved to the top of the list?

Have you ever paved over something valuable like in that Seinfeld episode?

Have you ever laid a road and then discovered that you made a huge mistake and had to tear it all up?

Do people think of you as a construction worker, and does that bother you?

Also on Jobstr...

Why don't all cities have those reflective patches between lanes? Are they really expensive to lay down?

How many tons does a worker put down each day

Can private citizens hire pavers for public roads or do they need a permit from the city? My neighborhoods' streets are in terrible shape, but the city council won't act but if we raise the money privately, can we repave the roads?

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