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Mar 27, 2018 7:03 PM
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ElderGodsInc
Those reverse drivers are absolute fucking legends.
magicmikeyyyyy
People always post this on Facebook like “why can’t West Virginia DOH be this efficient. Like, it’s a little more complex than that, Randy.
maplesyrupinmycoffee
Drone footage of cgi
Doubeido
MightyIink
When you start a new project on a friday afternoon.
beerlady
In the US, this would be a 2 year project.
highheelfetish
Looks like about 3 months of work here in Detroit
koontruffle
Someone drew a real big penis in the field
tyrfingnir
Last 5 seconds looking like “Mad Max: Fresh Road”
lindaleelikethesocks
Being an American, I thought this was playing at fast forward.
clockt
That bluemetal gravel is really coarse and the rollers don't do shit except squash it in. Makes for an incredibly noisy ride.
fitlex
Yeah it's loud as hell compared to the smooth stuff, such a big difference in noise when the surface changes as you're driving
Westdevil
I wish they could do road construction that fast in the U.S.
Imanyone
Still not sure if thats a videogame...
LoopyMind
How long do these last?
totallynotagoat
Not very. As an Australian, id give it a few weeks before it starts degrading
valen00
Compared to the dirt that was there before I'll take it. Also they seem to last quite a few years looking at what's around my mums place.
Bowlinjabs
That fight suddenly became a tree-for-all
uwantsomelightlyfriedfishfillets
HWAT
councilofmikes
Now to tear it up and put some utility stuff in and then unevenly patch up.
WiffleHammer
Back in my day we called this tar’d and chipped.
Cptmike
roads... ha
totallynotagoat
Living in Australia, our roads dont stand up to much wear and tear
alexburgers
I can see why, they're just painting over dirt instead of putting down a proper foundation and a good layer of proper asphalt.
RincewindTVD
it's now a metaled road?
LegsEleven
The dirt looks like properly prepped road base so that will last a while for the location. The coat on top would be for weather durability
DavidBrooker
But in rural Australia (depending on how far out you are), that may be a fair economic choice.
valen00
That road probably gets 25 cars a day. It was a dirt road, it's been upgraded by one step. It won't get corrugations now.
QuietProfessional
You should come to Newfoundland. It would take 1000x as long as this to put down and the road would have ruts and potholes in a year.
VikingInOz
You can tell this is WA by the damned tradie cars everyone drives
Pearlsnapshortsleevebuttondown
My friend wants to know what bitmunized is. What it’s definition consists of and could you use it in another sentence? This is for my friend
fitlex
It's not hard to figure out. Bitumen is asphalt. 'Bitumenized' is to apply bitumen to something. Would never be used for anything but a road
fitlex
Perhaps a car park or outdoor basketball court etc.
Devante
Bitwhatnow?
KillingTlme
In America that takes about 3 years go complete.
gettinintothefunstuff
Still four people standing around holding sholves
Arsikere
hey man, sholves are important
WhyJWhy
Those are the Men At Work
HiddenSanity
They're not needed often, but when you need 'em you need 'em.
Sask2Ont
Been the guy holding that shovel. You're not needed for 90% of it, but the last 10% is backbreaking work that can only be done by a shovel.
TarrkertheNewt
You can literally see them doing their job in the video the instant the truck passes. Selective vision maybe? LoL :)
nesurame
If you pay for a person, they gotta be there.
g011um
"Supervisors"
Mokelzwerg
Anything else would anger the construction god. Gotta have those four shovel holders. As is tradition.
DarknessOfIce
Now just wait for it to cool off... Wait, no, we're in Australia. How does it stay put if it never cools?
fitlex
It doesn't. We used to smush rocks and whatever into the molten tar in summer.
FreyaNicci
The bitumen is oxidized at the plant to increase PG rating. Helps increase rutting resistance.
Denamic
It's basically freshly made permanently
hotdogtime
Apparently Australia ain't fucking about with making roads.
Dyslexicbirch
Haha our roads are shit too
Falos
Well, at least they aren't trying to kill you and - hang on. *opens google* ᴅᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴀᴅs ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴀᴜsᴛʀᴀʟɪᴀ
Airwolfen
This type of road is usually for the country side. Called chipseal btw, USA has a lot of them as well.
Denamic
They are though. This is a ridiculous cheap rush job. It's equivalent of building a house out of plywood.
valen00
You realise we have a population 10% the size of the USA and a land surface area about the same right? This road would have been dirt for/
valen00
50 years or more and it's now had an upgrade so it won't be total shit if it rains and won't get corrugations. It's fit for purpose
Snorlax242
Oh they absolutely do fuck about when making roads. This must be an exception
viskag
Having watched this: why the fuck do they close a road for 3 months just to fill a pothole?!
MegaDiogenes
If it's right before the end of the financial year - to spend surplus so departments don't miss out on funds the coming year.
Minzoik
They don't even fucking repair it right either.
valen00
Because this is a dirt road they are making a bit less shit, not a high traffic road. It's probably been closed for a week doing prep too.
mineovermatter
Completely different scenario
Beepity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L7UAyQ83Yg
smackmybishop
So just have a heat ray blasted onto the workers and introduce fighting kangaroos with deadly bugs in their pouches. Should help motivate.
SomeDetroitGuy
Here, the guys filling potholes don't even close expressways. They just do it while dodging traffic.
jaydawgx7
Reasons
gewalt
unions.
JudgeMentaI
unions
AwkwardKeming
Analogy: "It takes like four seconds to put on a bandaid, why do you have to keep a cast on for six weeks?"
Safegyde
In USA? Because we are bass ackwards.
VirtualNaut
Bass ackwards?!? Maybe you are but not I.
Cranbananarama
Because it's Australia. If they took three months doing this work, they'd die of Australia.
Kelleigh
Ask the state of Massachusetts
getfvcked
The main reason is because the most damage that this road will take is from the elements. That road probably has a traffic of 2 cars per day
HaniiPuppy
Beauracracy.
mrayetch
Cuz that dude is measuring with his spirit level.
JokerJeep
Where do they do that? I do highway maintenance and we don't close roads. We are there for 5min to patch the pothole and onto the next one
PaleChixAreMyFetish
I always thought that'd be a horrible job... Is it?
JokerJeep
The work it's self isn't bad. Its the drivers on the road that make it bad. I drive snow plow also. People always complain about snow or
JokerJeep
Stuff being wrong on the road but they won't give us space or and curtosy when we try and go to fix it. People do 110km/hr right beside you
JokerJeep
When you are on the side of the road. They don't even bother to move over or slow down even
DavidBrooker
Long answer: roads have varying level of complexity based on use. High traffic roads can have very deep foundations over a meter deep. 1/n
DavidBrooker
Municipal roads also have adjacent or intersecting utility corridors for water, natural gas, and electricity. Safety for working on 2/n
DavidBrooker
a high-traffic road with nearby underground hazards is a major concern, as well as the safety of pedestrians and traffic. 3/3
lichenit
Malak224
It’s crazy with this angle and camera movement how much real life looks like a video game.
AncientSeraph
I'm, like, 37% sure it's the other way around.
Imwaytoobadwithchoosingusernames
How are all 14 comments above this one not getting this isn't real???
BenDismembered
I think that’s called tar and chip here in the states.
mtrayno1
Always heard Tar and chip too
TarrkertheNewt
Depends where you're at. Here in Pennsylvania we call it tar and chip as well :)
skoronesa
We call it oil and stone, here in the states.
whoisyourdaddy
"Chipseal"
FreyaNicci
Chipseal is used on existing blacktop. It is called that because it seals cracks and the chip restores friction values.
Hamahawk
A chip seal in Australia is prime and 7mm stone on road base
whoisyourdaddy
Isn't that what they are doing here?
whoisyourdaddy
They are not just dropping tar and gravel on dirt.... are they??
FreyaNicci
They are also compressing the chip into the base layer to keep it from blowing away or sticking to cars.
Seperallis
Yes.
FreyaNicci
I have a Master's in Asphalt Engineering, FYI.
whoisyourdaddy
Is it possible to make an asphalt that becomes completely solid? Bus stop nearby, bus brakes at the same spot daily, there is now a (1/)
whoisyourdaddy
You can get a masters in Asphalt Engineering? Huh. Are they still trying to incorporate shredded tires into asphalt? Pros/cons?
FreyaNicci
I don't know what this is called because there's no thickness and will disintegrate fast. At best this could be a microsurface.
Seperallis
I'm starting to doubt your credentials if you don't know that a chipseal, microsurface, and BST are all local terms for the same process.
whoisyourdaddy
Aussie? We need an Aussie over here....
Rkfinecake
What is this word, Bituminised?
fitlex
Bitumen aka asphalt.
Rkfinecake
Thank you!
numnumz
It's the adverb form of the word bitumin
Rkfinecake
Bituminly?
TheLordofMelons
An adverb is not the same thing as a verb.
numnumz
Right if it was used as a verb it would be bitumining
TheLordofMelons
Bitumenised is the past tense form of "to bitumen" not an adverb. An adverb would be bituminly, meaning "like bitumen."
numnumz
Shit you right