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I don't get the impression that paving companies are around long enough (or have anywhere enough influence) to intentionally rig the system in this way. Infras
by zhdc1 9y ago
I don't get the impression that paving companies are around long enough (or have anywhere enough influence) to intentionally rig the system in this way. Infrastructure is absolutely neglected in the US and Canada - municipal and state/provincial governments try to get away with as being cheap as possible, and deferring as much maintenance as possible, and... well, you get what you pay for.
- DennisP 9y agoI don't think they're intentionally rigging the system. I just think they have no particular motivation to make roads last longer, so they don't bother. (If a longer-lasting road had a much higher cost, then it'd clearly not be their issue at all, but the solution in the article sounds like it'd cost about the same.)