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Asphalt is QUIET, at least when new. Of course, it can be poorly done, too. US101 in Silicon Valley through ~San Carlos is a dumpster fire every time it rains
by rconti 3y ago
Asphalt is QUIET, at least when new.
Of course, it can be poorly done, too.
US101 in Silicon Valley through ~San Carlos is a dumpster fire every time it rains. They spent a decade repaving the damn thing, and now in each rainstorm massive potholes are generated. It's like a slalom course out there right now. This after the "repairs" from last year when dozens of cars got flat tires and bent wheels on the same day, after hitting massive craters.
- boldlybold 3y agoThis section of 101 consistently amazes me. It's only rain, and it degrades faster than the highways in the Northeast where I previously lived. Is it a particularly bad recipe of asphalt?
- rconti 3y agoIt's super wavy up north of 92, too. Worse after the repave than it was before. I'd guess part of the excuse is it's likely some kind of fill since it's so close to the bay. But I don't have any memories of it having these problems before the extensive repave in the 2008-2014 timeframe. I think there's gotta be something wrong with the asphalt mix, yeah.