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To: afraidfortherepublic
I wish that we could learn to build roads as good as the Romans. Subject a Roman road to continuous Northern US freeze/thaw cycles and it'll be a mess in no time at all.
5 posted on 06/18/2007 12:14:33 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Malsua

Are you saying that it doesn’t freeze in England?

Here, in Wisconsin, they use the poorest (I won’t say cheapest, because none of it is cheap) materials possible. The DOT doesn’t care when the roads crack and peel because it just means more work and more $$$ for them. There is no interest at the higher state govt. levels in producing a durable road.


6 posted on 06/18/2007 1:55:54 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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To: Malsua

I should have mentioned the major freeway in Milwaukee a couple of years ago that fractured into huge peeling & dangerous pieces the year it was built!


7 posted on 06/18/2007 1:57:25 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
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