NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/pdx/general/1445

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Path: sparky!uunet!tessi!eaglet!neon!qualis!mikeh
From: [e-mail] (Michael T. Horne)
Subject: Re: TV Highway is in the groove
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Organization: Qualis Design Corporation, Beaverton, OR
References: <[e-mail]>
Distribution: pdx
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 01:16:02 GMT
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In a recent article by [e-mail]:
>What is the fascination with grooved pavement on TV Highway?
>
>It seems like once a year, somebody (the highway department?  teenage
>pranksters?  aliens?) goes through and grooves the pavement on
>sections of TV Highway more or less at random between Murray Road and
>Hillsboro.  It then sits that way for months before anybody comes
>along and repaves it.
>

The State of Oregon had the highway repaved last year, and the
paving company that did the work did a really poor job.  I'm not
sure if they had the asphalt mix screwed-up, but the asphalt
(in many places) seems to have separated, with tar/oil rising
to the surface in the form of a semi-pliable goo.  Because of
this, the road is very slippery when wet.  Additionally, the
road surface approaching traffic lights has become rather bumpy, most
likely due to the force exerted by cars (via their tires) that brake
for red lights.  To combat both problems, the surface is "smoothed"
by grating the roadway.  Unfortunately, the problem will recur until
someone repaves the offending sections.

I sincerely hope that the State secured some sort of repayment
from the original paving contractor for the costs of performing
this repair work.

Mike