Why is it that the famous German AutoBahn, built in the 1920's still exists today as a fine roadway to travel at high speed? We are talking about a highway which has lasted for nearly 90 years!
Why can't we have roads that last more than 2 years?
WHY? Because we use LOW BIDS - which mean LOW COST (poor materials)!
When we follow this ridiculous line of thought, we get:
This one was spotted in Walker/Grand Rapids according to 'Drive Michigan.'
http://www.drivemi.org/
See the full news article in The Grand Rapids Press:
http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/04/walker_grand_rapids_dont_want.html
Driving is getting so bad that police are having difficulty in determining who is dodging potholes from those who are weaving in traffic due to mass consumption of alcohol.
I'd suggest to the powers that be . . . . DON'T LAUNCH ANYMORE NEW ROAD CONSTRUCTION, UNTIL OUR PRESENT ROADS ARE REPAIRED!
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