Soundguy
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The firm I work for is widening and repaving some roads in a few of the run down sections of town. With this, we have to relocate and reform the swales ( backslopes - county right-of way ). You wouldn't believe what we are going to have to clean up on the sides of the road. I walked just one section yesterday, and found: pieces of vehicles, radios, clothes, gloves, contraceptives, unknown quantities of glass beer bottles, soda bottles, cans, and plastic containers, full bags of trash, childrens toys, and pieces of toys, etc, etc. Not spread out either, one long continous slicker of trash discarded on the side of the road and in the drainage ditches.
It is no wonder why this area is 'the run down area' of town... people are using their own back yards as dumps.... it just kills the area. Hurts everybody.
Due to the area, the city/county is not engineering the roads as if it were in some other section ( they are trying not to spend as much money in these areas, as evidenced by the overlay of some existing old roads. These old roads have varying widths from 23' to 12' in some areas, wind around trees and fences out in the right of way, etc. In any other case, the county would have the trees removed, make the fences be relocated, and average out the width of the road to a uniform size.... but no.. we are reclaiming the old base material, and relaying asphalt to the existing dimensions.. seriously, ther is one section of road that is 12' wide... for both lanes.... it is lunacy!
Soundguy
<font color=blue>"former owner used his own backyard as a garbage dump. He'd just pile up garbage, and when it got too high he'd burn it and start a new pile. He's been doing this for over 20 years and some of the stuff is has sort of rusted its way back into the soil. So how would try cleaning this mess up? "
It is no wonder why this area is 'the run down area' of town... people are using their own back yards as dumps.... it just kills the area. Hurts everybody.
Due to the area, the city/county is not engineering the roads as if it were in some other section ( they are trying not to spend as much money in these areas, as evidenced by the overlay of some existing old roads. These old roads have varying widths from 23' to 12' in some areas, wind around trees and fences out in the right of way, etc. In any other case, the county would have the trees removed, make the fences be relocated, and average out the width of the road to a uniform size.... but no.. we are reclaiming the old base material, and relaying asphalt to the existing dimensions.. seriously, ther is one section of road that is 12' wide... for both lanes.... it is lunacy!
Soundguy
<font color=blue>"former owner used his own backyard as a garbage dump. He'd just pile up garbage, and when it got too high he'd burn it and start a new pile. He's been doing this for over 20 years and some of the stuff is has sort of rusted its way back into the soil. So how would try cleaning this mess up? "