The road by my house is being resurfaced this week, it didn’t really need to be resurfaced for at least another 2-3 years....
Meanwhile I drive in other areas and I wonder if the engine is still in my car after the first mile....
No doubt more government graft...
Tip of the iceberg at every level: local, state, and federal.
“Chuck Wibby, chairman of the Boulder County Fairness in Road Maintenance community group”
They really have a group like this?? Really?? Obviously, people in Boulder have way too much time on their hands. Rio Linda of the Rockies.
Seriously, I am familiar with pavement inspections and evalutions. First, evaluation methods can be visual based and not strictly analyitical (measured with rulers). There can be subjectivity in the evaluation and what condition of the pavement is. Second, roadways are divided up into segments for inspection. County highway newtorks can easily be in the hundreds of miles and some of these segments can be very long. The pavement can vary in condition within these segments. A good inspector is to find the best representative sample of the pavement within this roadway segement to inspect and grade. He is not to chose the best part of the worse part, but rather a good representive part (average). Lastly, city, county and state highway departments have typically given college summer interns to help inspect and grade pavements on the highway network. While they typically do a good job, their can be variance in the grading and reporting especially if the inspection method is visual based (which can be subjective in nature)
I am not saying that Boulder is in the clear but I would have to see more evidence to conclude if wrong doing is going on. Remember, everyone wants great roadways in front of their homes and on the routes they drive.
I have worked for MANY government agencies
I firmly believe more than HALF (probably like 70%) of ALL government money is wasted on fraud and abuse