Asphalt roads. Everywhere you go where there are temperature changes from cold to warm, those asphalt roads wind up needing repairs. Expanding and contracting temperatures are not good for asphalt. You wind up getting divots, or potholes (some call them chuckholes) in the road that can severely damage a car. I know from experience: two winters in a row, on the same stretch of road, I lost a hubcap from my car and dented the rim as well.
People will often complain more about the conditions of the roads than they will the weather. Whenever there's a good amount of snowfall, followed by a warm up, a whole new batch of holes are sure to follow.
Repaving is expensive, but is generally used in the form of patching because it's a quick fix.
I have lived in the same part of town for over twenty years. Before I lived here, I often came to this part of town as I was growing up for work, shopping and dining. The reason I bring this up is because there is still one stretch of road that has been unaltered in over 50 years. Why? Because it is concrete, not asphalt.
I believe it's obvious what should be done with our roads. Concrete lasts longer and needs fewer repairs than asphalt.
Originally, the roads were all brick in town. There are even a few roads in quaint residential neighborhoods that still have brick roads. The residents pitch a fit if utility companies do any type of work and don't restore the area the way it was before they began their work.
As I stated before, the one section of road on the way to my home is still concrete. Actually, the whole area was concrete roads, but when several of the main roads were expanded to two lanes each way, they decided to hold down costs by making them asphalt.
It's a vicious circle: pave, patch, repave. And costly. In the long run, the concrete road is worth the investment over the long term cost of asphalt.
There you have it. My rant is finished for now.
Carry on.
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