Thread: bloody road works

Hey Ace
Give up teaching man and get a job on "The Black Tar Gang"
You just posted our favourite complaint
"I WANT MY ROAD FIXED BUT DONT WANT TO PUT UP WITH THE HASSLE"
Andrew

Yep, that section of highway near the Mudgee turnoff is well due for some love and attention.

If you are having problems with vibration from the roadworks, go and see a site supervisor TOMORROW. Roadworks contractors are usually receptive to resident complaints and might be able to change their workpractices to reduce nuisance to you. If nothing else, you have to let them know of your complaint sooner rather than later if there is the slightest chance of you ever having a claim against them later (for vibration damage, loss of business etc).

"Road works" Isn't that a tautology?

Diana

It doesnt bother me that much, the end product will be worth it. I understand the work they need to do (any you Landyandy ) and that alot of people probably complain about it all the time, but its only for a few months and they will slowly work their way down the hill away from the house so it wont even bother us that long.

But as you say it needed doing badly, it stuffs me how their havent been more accidents, some of those pot holes were massive.

You may have a polite chat with the works manager,but the vibration wont stop.
Compaction standards have to be met.They are tested on every section.If it fails you pull it all out and start again,AND AGAIN if it fails the tests till the correct levels are met.
Its all part of the job Im afraid!!!!
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

You may have a polite chat with the works manager,but the vibration wont stop.
Compaction standards have to be met.They are tested on every section.If it fails you pull it all out and start again,AND AGAIN if it fails the tests till the correct levels are met.
Its all part of the job Im afraid!!!!
Andrew

i wouldnt waste the guys time, as you say its par for the course. It wont last forever and the slight hassle over the next couple of months will be worth it. I would rather it was done properly and put up with some vibration and noise than have it the way it was.

Hells bells you want road works come to this hole for look, they resurface roads here that dont need it as the Local Government allocates a huge budget for roads and i mean huge, every couple years we get a re seal job, they just spray the black gook on the road and tip light wieght gravel everywhere, so this is good for the windscreen shops, just as the risk of losing a screen has abated the goons come and reseal what was just resealed, its madness, our roads here are like bowling pin alleys, a real genuine waste of resources, and the roundabout things they must plant a seed and the next day a roundy bout is there where it wasnt the day before.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

"Road works" Isn't that a tautology?

Diana

Nope, but "Microsoft Works" is

(sorry Bill, I didn't mean it, you're still my hero)