We have five seasons here in New England.
- Autumn
- Winter
- Spring
- Summer
- Road Construction
Now Road Construction occurs overlapping Spring, Summer, and Autumn, but is at its peak in mid-summer. Thus, our roads and bridges are in a current state of disrepair!
On Monday I had to drive down to Manchester for a doctor’s appointment. Going down I went through about 10 miles of grooved pavement.
I am not a fan of grooved pavement. It can grab your tires and drag you one way or another. I found myself tightly gripping the steering wheel and holding on tight. I slowed my speed and fought the road the entire way through the roadworks! I would love to know how many accidents this has caused.
It’s not like they groove up the road and immediately repave it. This started back in May and this is the end of July! Enough!
There are signs warning motorcycles of the danger. There are also a few signs that say pass at your own risk. After today I am not too interested in driving on that road! Even though I know I will have to next week.
So even though I know that this type of grooved surface helps the new pavement adhere to the road, I am not a fan! If they are going to groove it up, then have the paving set up for the next day or so. Not months!
I know I have grouched about this enough. What do you think of grooved surfaces? Does it bother you to drive on them, or am I making too much of it?
Tell me what you think?
I am not a fan of grooved pavement. And I’m really not a fan of the traffic problem caused by construction season.
I am with you, Maribeth!! I never liked those driving conditions when I lived up north and, yes, why DO they wait so long? I saw a video on a massive sinkhole in Japan being fixed in less than a week! Makes one wonder…
Ugh, loathe grooved pavement. Yes, the dragging you one way or another is really scary. Roads in New England can be quite a challenge; we could always tell we were back in Rhode Island by the deteriorating condition of the roads.