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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: How long can it take to repave 500 metres of road? |
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| Across from my school it's apparently taking the better part of a year - longer than it took to build our new gymnasium. Between digging things up and mucking around with backhoes and pouring water on gravel and what-not it looks like they're turning it into a year-long project. Oh well, it's still better than the Highway 45 Hwawon / Daeguk interchange in Daegu that they've been working on for four years without looking close to being finsihed. |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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| Welcome to Michigan. |
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harlowethrombey
Joined: 17 Mar 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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THis is one case where I will tie it in to back home.
Here's the litmus test: Are you in a rich neighborhood?
Then i will take a week.
Are you anywhere else?
It will take months, if not years.
I've taken many roadtrips all over the lower 48 (every state but North Dakota and Maine) but the one absolute constant was the UNENDING roadwork. Even roadwork that had existed on one of my previous trips (!?!)  |
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cruisemonkey
Joined: 04 Jul 2005
Location: Hopefully, the same place as my luggage.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: How long can it take to repave 500 metres of road? |
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| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| Oh well, it's still better than the Highway 45 Hwawon / Daeguk interchange in Daegu that they've been working on for four years without looking close to being finsihed. |
That project is truly mindboggling!... at least four years of constant work and and it still looks exactly the same! |
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ekul
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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| My city back home dug up and replaced, dug up replaced and finally fixed the paving in the city centre. Taking years. That kind of bureaucracy is not limited to Korea, it's defiantly a government thing. The speed in which private buildings and projects get erected all over the world put shame to our governments and administrations. |
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antoniothegreat
Joined: 28 Aug 2005
Location: Yangpyeong
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| Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:50 pm Post subject: |
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| ekul wrote: |
| My city back home dug up and replaced, dug up replaced and finally fixed the paving in the city centre. Taking years. That kind of bureaucracy is not limited to Korea, it's defiantly a government thing. The speed in which private buildings and projects get erected all over the world put shame to our governments and administrations. |
that's the problem with government, it's not their money, so they dont care... |
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Straphanger
Joined: 09 Oct 2008
Location: Chilgok, Korea
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| Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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No matter how organized it might seem, you could be talking about Switzerland here, if it's a public works project, someone will find a way to make it do three things at the same time:
1. Take Longer.
2. Cost More.
3. Inconvenience the maximum number of people in the process.
That doesn't mean it's more or less of an irritation here, it should piss you off wherever you pay taxes. |
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jotgarden
Joined: 12 Nov 2008
Location: Suwon, South Korea.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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| That's Korean construction for you, never finished. |
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The Cosmic Hum
Joined: 09 May 2003
Location: Sonic Space
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| Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:14 am Post subject: |
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In Canada they have four seasons.
Winter
More winter
Still winter
Road construction
ahh..the ubiquitous road construction. |
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Hyeon Een
Joined: 24 Jun 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:14 am Post subject: |
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| The Cosmic Hum wrote: |
In Canada they have four seasons.
Winter
More winter
Still winter
Road construction
ahh..the ubiquitous road construction. |
I count Five ^^ You beat Korea. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Driving anywhere during construction season kinda makes you wish you'd bought stock in the barrel farm. |
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Nierlisse
Joined: 11 Oct 2008
Location: South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Straphanger wrote: |
| Welcome to Michigan. |
 So true. |
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NightSky
Joined: 19 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: How long can it take to repave 500 metres of road? |
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| cruisemonkey wrote: |
| Yu_Bum_suk wrote: |
| Oh well, it's still better than the Highway 45 Hwawon / Daeguk interchange in Daegu that they've been working on for four years without looking close to being finsihed. |
That project is truly mindboggling!... at least four years of constant work and and it still looks exactly the same! |
it's all the makkoli breaks. |
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