Does anybody know when they are expecting to get that completed?
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They have to wait until warmer weather to put the last coat of asphalt down. Late spring at the earliest.
quote:Originally posted by j_land:
They have to wait until warmer weather to put the last coat of asphalt down. Late spring at the earliest.
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Isn't it ridiculous? The speed limit, time it has taken, etc. is very annoying especially for people that have to drive it every day.
quote:Originally posted by StarryNight:
Isn't it ridiculous? The speed limit, time it has taken, etc. is very annoying especially for people that have to drive it every day.
What about the speed is ridiculous to you? The speed change before the construction started, 55 mph 45 mph when wet? An abnormally large amount of people have lost their lives or had serious injuries on this stretch of road hence the speed and road changes. You'll have to get used to this one too, last I've heard when the construction is done it'll stay at the 55/45 limit.
Is the construction speed limit of 35 mph ridiculous to you? Do you realize you are driving on an unfinished roadway? Even at 35 mph people have shown they can't pay attention to this stretch of roadway. We are still having wrecks in this portion some more serious then others, one were a person lost their leg. Just recently someone has wiped out the guard rail on the southbound side mid-way through the construction zone. Construction barrels/cones are constantly being knocked over showing people can't stay in their lanes.
People just need to cool it through here.
If you go to Alabama's DOT web site you'll see that the construction zone ultimately starts at AL24 in R'ville and ends at US72 in the Shoals. SO when they finish the littleville area another stretch may be worked on
I drive thru there every day & obey the speed limit. For those of you that ride my bumper because I'm going the speed limit, take another route or get off my bumper.
quote:Originally posted by StarryNight:
Isn't it ridiculous? The speed limit, time it has taken, etc. is very annoying especially for people that have to drive it every day.
Gripes me that some morons get right behind you so close you can only see their hood ornaments.
Then weave back and forth and drop back and speed up trying it would seem to get around you. For crying out loud it only a couple of miles so hang on to your patience and my life by just cooling your butt and drive like it says: 35MPH. Bunch of Nit-Wits is the biggest reason for the change anyways. Thank you and stay home today because I'm going to town today and if you get behind some old coot driving 35 it just might be me.
i go thru there everyday as well and even though sometimes it does get frustrating when some people don't know how to drive thru there i understand why there is a speed limit. Another words i can see both sides. If it's raining and u get behind me you might get real angry because i do about 20-25 thru there while raining hard!
quote:Originally posted by pineywoodscat:
Gripes me that some morons get right behind you so close you can only see their hood ornaments.
Then weave back and forth and drop back and speed up trying it would seem to get around you. For crying out loud it only a couple of miles so hang on to your patience and my life by just cooling your butt and drive like it says: 35MPH. Bunch of Nit-Wits is the biggest reason for the change anyways. Thank you and stay home today because I'm going to town today and if you get behind some old coot driving 35 it just might be me.
I agree it can be frustrating but if you've lived around here for a while you are probably used to people driving like they are on their way to a fire somewhere. I also agree that it's not that big a deal, it's only a few miles. Surely people can slow down long enough to obey the speed limit through there. If the new road can save a life I am all for it... Slow speed limit and all.
I came through there about 9:30 p.m. tonight...law enforcement was well represented.
I think 35 is a little too low for the speed limit, 45 would be better. 35mph is very slow and like someone else said, people get on your bumper and it is irritating. Fortunately, I don't have to drive through there every day. Law enforcement is always there, they don't have anything better to do.
quote:Originally posted by ffemt:
Just recently someone has wiped out the guard rail on the southbound side mid-way through the construction zone.
I haven't seen any of the guard rail damaged thru there.
quote:Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
...law enforcement was well represented.
Littleville is always well represented.
quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:quote:Originally posted by SHELDIVR:
...law enforcement was well represented.
Littleville is always well represented.
Probably, but what I saw looked like State Troopers, one on either end and one in the middle...did not see any one get caught.
The only time I ever see cops present at the construction area is when workers are present. Otherwise, it seems to be a free for all.
I see them almost every night. There was a Littleville officer there last night. I can't imagine three to four more months of that circus; some hotshot passed me the other morning--I know he had to have had two wheels over the embankment.
I don't see how you can pass anyone. Today I had to travel to Haleyville and a car in front of the line was pulling another car and he had backed the traffic up all the way to where the construction area began. We were going 20mph! It took 20 minutes to go 3 miles. Thank goodness no one had an emergency.
I think it is great that they are trying to improve the road there but the time it has taken and their execution of it is a joke.
I think it is great that they are trying to improve the road there but the time it has taken and their execution of it is a joke.
quote:Originally posted by David L.:
I don't see how you can pass anyone.
I don't see how you can pass anyone either, seems near impossible w/o scrubbing the car you're passing.
quote:Originally posted by dark dreamer:
The only time I ever see cops present at the construction area is when workers are present. Otherwise, it seems to be a free for all.
They're there most every night. Littleville has a good hiding place & you don't see them until you're right up on them.
quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:quote:Originally posted by ffemt:
Just recently someone has wiped out the guard rail on the southbound side mid-way through the construction zone.
I haven't seen any of the guard rail damaged thru there.
i don't know about someone hitting the guardrail but Thursday there was a wreck in the area.
quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:quote:Originally posted by dark dreamer:
The only time I ever see cops present at the construction area is when workers are present. Otherwise, it seems to be a free for all.
They're there most every night. Littleville has a good hiding place & you don't see them until you're right up on them.
I was on my way to work and got a ticket,first ticket i have ever had(for speeding) he was hid between the cones and the guardrail facing me. I was headed to the tri-cities area. I was speeding though. He did give me a ticket, but he was a nice cop. He told me i can go to driving school so that i don't have a pt. on my licence.
I hate that i got a ticket but i am glad i got a ticket instead of wrecking. Oh it was at night, i work 3rd shift,so there were no workers present which he did mention in the ticket. Lesson Learned i guess!!!
quote:I hate that i got a ticket but i am glad i got a ticket instead of wrecking.
Thats funny right there!
quote:Originally posted by semiannualchick:quote:Originally posted by ffemt:
Just recently someone has wiped out the guard rail on the southbound side mid-way through the construction zone.
I haven't seen any of the guard rail damaged thru there.
It roughly happened around 12-11 and was repaired fairly quickly, I'd say the 18th or so.
The damaged guard rail was the one if you were driving southbound it would be the first outside guard rail you come to after the center guard rail starts. Someone hit the end cap and had peeled back a good bit of the guard rail. They definetly weren't going 35 or anywhere close to.
quote:Originally posted by Hott_moma:
Oh it was at night, i work 3rd shift,so there were no workers present which he did mention in the ticket. Lesson Learned i guess!!!
The speed limit of 35 is for all the time, workers present or not. Your ticket is doubled if workers are present.