No problem with the concrete.
Asphalt grades are the issue IMHO.
I can't find anything to prove my hypothesis is not correct.
No problem with the concrete.
Asphalt grades are the issue IMHO.
I can't find anything to prove my hypothesis is not correct.
I-44 just north and south of I-40 is one of the areas I avoid because of the rough roads, particularly in my RV. I've had stuff tossed all over my trailer from this stretch of road. Hwy 69 south of Muskogee is better than it was; Hwy 69 just south of Eufala makes me want to (redacted). How can you have a road this crappy and someone not be in jail???? Hwy 412 west of Tulsa is an area to avoid also. WTF? It was just milled, but is still lumpy and the bridge transitions are violent. I've considered moving out of state just so I won't have to damage my equipment fighting OK roads. Thank you CHenry for doing the best you can with what you have available, but there is a noticeable difference when you come into Oklahoma.
To make Texas look better to Californians. Duh.
This is one of the sections of I-40 that I mentioned in my OP nine pages ago. Coming back from from my road trip last week, as soon as we crossed the boarder and all the way until we took the Muskogeee Turnpike up north to HWY 69, the quality of the road dropped dramatically. You could feel all of the seams in the concrete every 10 or 15 feet (what ever it is) as well as a distinct waviness to the road and there were still potholes and chunks taken out of the road every couple hundred yards. I-40 in Arkansas from Memphis to Fort Smith (minus the parts that were actually under construction) were a much, much better stretch of roads. (To say nothing of I-40 in Tennessee and North Carolina).
Here is the deal.
We don't need to hammer Chenry. Its beyond the scope of his level to make fundamental changes in the way Oklahoma roads are constructed. He just works there.
I don't know how, but the head of ODOT and The Governor needs to be the point of any feedback and constructive criticism.
Anybody have some method to contact them other than the Gov email where nobody else can see what a person is complaining about?
Something where everybody else can see comments, etc?
We don't need to hammer Chenry. Its beyond the scope of his level to make fundamental changes in the way Oklahoma roads are constructed. He just works there.
I don't know how, but the head of ODOT and The Governor needs to be the point of any feedback and constructive criticism.
Anybody have some method to contact them other than the Gov email where nobody else can see what a person is complaining about?
Something where everybody else can see comments, etc?
I'd agree with that. He's been pretty straightforward in providing what info he knows. The more we know about the system the better.
I have a friend who works for ODOT, and she is close personal friends with the governor. I sent her an email a few days ago already. I'll let you know if I hear any things about this stuff.
Keep me outa your emails. lol. I'm just a grunt here.
Looks like the mix data for our asphalt is not covered in the standard specifications. They have special provisions written for that somewhere. I did find that our Super Pave mix is made with a synthetic polymer modified binders.
