WTF, Road Work During Commute Hours!
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In California: Why would CalTrans schedule road work during or close to commute hours?
9/14/06: US 101 North, SF Airport area, around 10AM today, is an example. It didn't seem to be an "emergency" - radio traffic reported a possible schedule of closure till 2PM. Now if the traffic diversion started a 10AM, work that would last until 2PM would mean a 4 hour job.
In this time of high gas prices, air quality issues, why can't this type of work be done overnight? Has anyone done a comparative cost study? Not just the cost to CalTrans but to the larger driving public? Burning gas, exhaust, frustration, lost productivity of thousands of commuters vs. what, overtime pay of, say 100 people?
Make no mistake, I admire CalTrans for their work - specially on the bridges, it's quite amazing to see up close, and more so from the air. But what makes seemingly intelligent individuals make this kind of a scheduling decision? As if the 101 wasn't bad enough...crapola!
9/14/06: US 101 North, SF Airport area, around 10AM today, is an example. It didn't seem to be an "emergency" - radio traffic reported a possible schedule of closure till 2PM. Now if the traffic diversion started a 10AM, work that would last until 2PM would mean a 4 hour job.
In this time of high gas prices, air quality issues, why can't this type of work be done overnight? Has anyone done a comparative cost study? Not just the cost to CalTrans but to the larger driving public? Burning gas, exhaust, frustration, lost productivity of thousands of commuters vs. what, overtime pay of, say 100 people?
Make no mistake, I admire CalTrans for their work - specially on the bridges, it's quite amazing to see up close, and more so from the air. But what makes seemingly intelligent individuals make this kind of a scheduling decision? As if the 101 wasn't bad enough...crapola!
posted by EdSF at
10:59 PM
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