Findlay Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 6 hours ago, Planner1 said: So you’re an experienced and qualified highway engineer are you? I was was chartered engineer years back. Anyway I was in close support, probably about 6 foot this morning from council staff on a decent road surface taking the kids to school on the A57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 On 14/02/2024 at 20:32, hackey lad said: Ok ,I have just reported a big sunken manhole cover , one that cars drive round to avoid . Will come back here when its done . If I can find the thread . Three weeks now and nothing . Must have run out of yellow spray paint . In the meantime the roundabout on Moss Way is deteriorating quickly . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 I, for one always thought that the aim of resurfacing was to repair the damage and leave a smooth, flat (well slightly cambered for water runoff) road way. I've driven on a number of newly resurfaced roads around the city and they couldn't be considered smooth or flat On 23/02/2024 at 09:30, Planner1 said: There are concrete motorways in England, there have been concrete roads in Sheffield. Concrete roads are awful to drive on. IIRC concrete roads were only ever supposed to be temporary, built in the days when tarmac was scarce. Most authorities now are replacing the concrete motorways. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 They used to be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planner1 Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 8 hours ago, Resident said: I, for one always thought that the aim of resurfacing was to repair the damage and leave a smooth, flat (well slightly cambered for water runoff) road way. I've driven on a number of newly resurfaced roads around the city and they couldn't be considered smooth or flat Concrete roads are awful to drive on. IIRC concrete roads were only ever supposed to be temporary, built in the days when tarmac was scarce. Most authorities now are replacing the concrete motorways. 1 Send in a complaint and let us know how you get on. No, concrete isn’t just for temporary use. There are circumstances in which it’s considered more appropriate than tarmac and has a lower whole life cost. The downside is that the surface is noisier and more difficult to maintain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsb98c Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 7 minutes ago, Planner1 said: There are circumstances in which it’s considered more appropriate than tarmac and has a lower whole life cost. The downside is that the surface is noisier and more difficult to maintain. Leaving it as a dirt track is a lower whole life cost too. Doesn't mean we want to keep them or get new ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_the_m Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 19 hours ago, Organgrinder said: They used to be good. Well, (a) those Roman roads were still designed by engineers, and (b) they didn't have to cater for cars, HGVs, and anything travelling at more than 4 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 1 hour ago, dave_the_m said: Well, (a) those Roman roads were still designed by engineers, and (b) they didn't have to cater for cars, HGVs, and anything travelling at more than 4 mph. They built them correctly to do the job needed. If they built them today to do the job needed, they would be built to a much higher standard. When Amey did Sheffield roads, they did a quick scrape and a skim when they needed much more. They are not capable of supporting modern buses and trucks such as bin lorries and the massive articulated trucks delivering to shopping centres. Just build to the standard required in the same way the Romans did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 23 hours ago, Organgrinder said: They used to be good. "An eternity" = forever. Roman roads lasted a lot less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 29 minutes ago, Longcol said: "An eternity" = forever. Roman roads lasted a lot less. Longer than ours though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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