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Road surface

  • 01-08-2010 11:21am
    #1
    joolsveer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,297 ✭✭✭


    This is a snap of U.S. Route 101 (US 101) in California. The surface is sometimes worse than this. Made me feel grateful for the NRA (not Charlton Heston's mob).

    4846155604_b4ddbc4215_b.jpg


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  • #2
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,128 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    One thing is that surface could be up to 70 years old, the asphalt concrete used by the NRA will undriveable after 20 at best. Already been extensive patchwork on the heavily used sections of the early M4 here, opened in 93/94.


  • #3
    GTE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,915 ✭✭✭GTE


    MYOB wrote: »
    One thing is that surface could be up to 70 years old, the asphalt concrete used by the NRA will undriveable after 20 at best. Already been extensive patchwork on the heavily used sections of the early M4 here, opened in 93/94.

    Even the new section of M4 has been patched up. Before the Enfield off ramp and after Enfield going westbound there have been large sections of tarmac patched.


  • #4
    n0brain3r
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 919 ✭✭✭n0brain3r


    Isn't that how the naas dualer used to look?


  • #5
    dr.fuzzenstein
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,620 ✭✭✭✭dr.fuzzenstein


    n0brain3r wrote: »
    Isn't that how the naas dualer used to look?

    If you where blindfolded and bundled into the boot of a car you would have known if you where on the Naas dual carriageway by the gadunk gadunk gadunk gadunk gadunk gadunk...


  • #6
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,128 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    bbk wrote: »
    Even the new section of M4 has been patched up. Before the Enfield off ramp and after Enfield going westbound there have been large sections of tarmac patched.

    Most of that was down to being laid badly to begin with, it was relaid within months of opening.

    It SHOULD last another 15 years or so now, but its irrelevant to the tax payer if it does or not - the road has to be handed back in 2032 with at worst a ten year old surface on it anyway.


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  • #7
    gu10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭gu10


    looks a bit like the stretch of road between Killavullen and the N72. except thats not as wide


  • #8
    Lemming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,149 ✭✭✭✭Lemming


    MYOB wrote: »
    One thing is that surface could be up to 70 years old,

    ALso factor in far higher temperatures, and earthquake tremors (being California and all ... )


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