What REALLY grinds your gears?

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by over the mountain

classic distracted driver by a hand held device.

by slowing down to 40 in a 65 mph zone, they dramatically reduce the dangers of driving and texting.

giant - i dont travel that 29 mile stretch of 95 often but that is they worst, slowest highway construction i have ever seen. started in 2012, they are saying it will be completed by end of 2014.

Virginia Megaprojects - I-95 HOV/HOT Lanes

Nothing has been slower then the work on 95 around White Marsh, MD. Shit has been going on since like 2007/08.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by mredskins

Nothing has been slower then the work on 95 around White Marsh, MD. Shit has been going on since like 2007/08.

I can tell you - with SmootSmack level of reliability - that they are still fighting legal battles on right-of-way issues associated with the project.

The work is massively complex in terms of the structures being constructed (high speed ramps and bridges subject to extremely high levels of stress from use and the elements), safety concerns during construction (trust me, it is unnerving to be standing near the constant traffic flow - think of changing a tire next on the interstate, every day, all day, for a year), and traffic engineering being done (compare it to trying to reroute two major rivers without ever stopping the flow of water).

On top of all that, given the fluidity of the traffic patterns, the level of complexity added by the nature of the location (i.e. - a confluence of major highways), redesign for unexpected issues is a constant problem even with all the expertise going into the original design.

If we didn't care (1) about seizing folks property without paying them a fair price; (2) if the bridges collapsed in 20 years; (3) if a few dozen workers being killed while it was being built; or (4) if we just completely shut down I-95/695 and Rte. 43 while the work was being done, the job could be done in about three months.

You know ... like they do in Russia.