Mixed Blessing
A trip down Richmond of late
The trip home from work was especially rough today, as Mayor Pothole's minions have virtually destroyed Richmond from the loop to the railroad tracks headed towards Greenway.
In one sense, it's good that the work is going on. The project seems to involve the replacement of aging storm drains with nice, pre-cast concrete stuff. And that may head off the sinkhole problem that has emerged as a result of decaying infrastructure in another part of the city.
Unfortunately, the road where the work is going on is suffering from neglect as well, so the extra traffic on the part of the road that is not closed at the moment has resulted in parts of the concrete just crumbling. I would call the results potholes, but six foot by eight foot sections of crumbled concrete produce something larger than potholes whem combined with the last week's rain.
Today, I honestly NEEDED the Jeep to get home across the mess. Thank goodness term limits will be retiring this mayor shortly. I can't afford a Hummer, and I would need one if he were mayor a few more years!
[Posted at 19:39 CST on 02/18/03] [Link]
