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Thank you all for your replys and information. As I feared, there seems to be no reason for the quality changes. Based on the maps fuji2086 linked here, the road I had in mind when I made the thread is a county route. So it is smooth and then they seemed to just choose a point at which to stop caring about the road. This road generally gets plowed the day after a snowfall, usually not the day of.
They repave different segments of the roads around this road, but not others. The only reason I can think of is that they determine what gets paved based on traffic per day or something like that. I'm of the opinion that paved roads will see more traffic, so it is a self-fulfilling prophecy on their part. But whatever...
What road are you thinking of?
And it's like that on al of the state's roads. They're paved in segments using a number of criteria. Some of the criteria may be traffic counts, the quality of the existing pavement/roadbed, whether he road is a key road for emergencies, etc. Sometimes, I wonder if roads that are on the paving list but don't get paved that year are treated as if they are. You'd think they'd get to them the following year if they were missed, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
never thought of it before but now that I do, in other states you will often see "End of County (or State) Maintenance" signs. obviously cities are only gonna maintain whats in their limits, which is another reason I wish Morgantown would at least annex the unincorporated areas. Its ridiculous to me, for example, that the Mileground is technically not in city limits....smh....Consolidation could accelerate Morgantown's growth even faster.....
never thought of it before but now that I do, in other states you will often see "End of County (or State) Maintenance" signs. obviously cities are only gonna maintain whats in their limits, which is another reason I wish Morgantown would at least annex the unincorporated areas. Its ridiculous to me, for example, that the Mileground is technically not in city limits....smh....Consolidation could accelerate Morgantown's growth even faster.....
And it's like that on al of the state's roads. They're paved in segments using a number of criteria. Some of the criteria may be traffic counts, the quality of the existing pavement/roadbed, whether he road is a key road for emergencies, etc. Sometimes, I wonder if roads that are on the paving list but don't get paved that year are treated as if they are. You'd think they'd get to them the following year if they were missed, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
Hey Fuji,
I don't want to say because the road is only a shortcut that serves a few thousand in the county. I kinda want this account to be anonymous.
I will provide a comparable example though. Old cheat road, the road behind glenmark/pierpont center, can sometimes be used as a shortcut. The whole road is a county route, so owned by the state. When first entering this road from the planet fitness side, it is smooth, but then as you proceed past the canyon road intersection it just gets worse and worse.
I agree, I'm sure they willfully ignore some maintenance. The road im thinking of was patched in 2012, but it hasn't been repaved since the GB administration. I think the residents of the road sometimes patch big potholes themselves.
Maybe because no politician lives beyond the stopping point???
I always figured this had something to do with the total road conditions around here. You'll notice all taxpayer funded "public" buildings have great parking lots and roads leading to them. Repaved every 3 years or so. When they announced the first round of roads to be paved with the new $3 tax scam, I looked up every one, and used only one of the roads semi-regularly.
This project was originally planned to be done next summer but the state has informed the county that this project and the expansion of the mileground (both slated to start next year) have had all funding removed and put indefinitely on hold. In total the state has indefinitely put on hold 5 road projects in Mon county that were supposed to start next year so the state can pay for that new road to the hobbet mine site and supposedly to pay for the flood damage that happened to the roads down there this summer. Once again Mon county and NCWV receive the short end of the stick.
This project was originally planned to be done next summer but the state has informed the county that this project and the expansion of the mileground (both slated to start next year) have had all funding removed and put indefinitely on hold. In total the state has indefinitely put on hold 5 road projects in Mon county that were supposed to start next year so the state can pay for that new road to the hobbet mine site and supposedly to pay for the flood damage that happened to the roads down there this summer. Once again Mon county and NCWV receive the short end of the stick.
Write your local reps and senators. They won't complain without being poked by their constituents.
Write your local reps and senators. They won't complain without being poked by their constituents.
I have trust me, and I have also talked to one of our state senators who supposedly represents this area, his reaction was I don't care. The guy is a POS and hates this area, why he was elected here in the first place is mind boggling, he always votes to help the southern half but does NOTHING for this area (I don't mind helping the southern tier of the state, but he needs to put our needs first, not dead last), when pushed what he has done for this area, he said he got the bridges inspected. Think about that, his big improvement to our area that he touted was getting freaking bridges inspected, something that should be done on a regular basis to keep everyone safe. The guy is a snake and only cares about helping the area his family mainly lives in, which is the southern tier, he really dislikes WVU and our area.
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