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It's amazing how huffy people get about traffic in this day and age given the tools available and how many good alternatives exist in this metro.
As someone who unfortunately occasionally needs to get to the west side from uptown during rush hour, I've learned to consult the traffic on a maps app and steer clear of such foolishness. It pays off big time.
Sometimes 40 is a parking lot, sometimes Central or Bridge or Montaño are better options.
Now if you lived in Atlanta, San Francisco, or even LA, you would:
a) face this on a daily basis, and worse on an occasional basis
b) probably have to travel twice as many miles
and
c) have no better alternatives because of poor long-term urban planning and/or topographical constraints
Next time, commute smarter, not angrier.
Or you could (aghast) live closer to work.
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Next time, commute smarter, not angrier.
Or you could (aghast) live closer to work.
I get the sentiment. But I must note that I DO happen to live close to work, relatively speaking (i.e., I'm on the east side and I can get to work 100% on surface streets). But I live west of my work, which means yesterday I was caught up with all of the I-40 people who had spilled onto the surface streets in search of relief. My usual 12-15-minute drive home took me 45+ minutes yesterday.
I do, however, recognize that my Very Long Commute Day and Associated Grouchiness would simply be a (twice) everyday event if I were to change places with one of my Corrales/RR colleagues.
I do, however, recognize that my Very Long Commute Day and Associated Grouchiness would simply be a (twice) everyday event if I were to change places with one of my Corrales/RR colleagues.
My wife did it for 13 years. RR to KAFB. 28 miles one way, about 35 minute drive one way. Some of those days started at 05:00 hrs, Some of those weeks were 4 day work weeks (10 hour days).
My wife did it for 13 years. RR to KAFB. 28 miles one way, about 35 minute drive one way. Some of those days started at 05:00 hrs, Some of those weeks were 4 day work weeks (10 hour days).
It's amazing how huffy people get about traffic in this day and age given the tools available and how many good alternatives exist in this metro.
As someone who unfortunately occasionally needs to get to the west side from uptown during rush hour, I've learned to consult the traffic on a maps app and steer clear of such foolishness. It pays off big time.
Sometimes 40 is a parking lot, sometimes Central or Bridge or Montaño are better options.
Now if you lived in Atlanta, San Francisco, or even LA, you would:
a) face this on a daily basis, and worse on an occasional basis
b) probably have to travel twice as many miles
and
c) have no better alternatives because of poor long-term urban planning and/or topographical constraints
Next time, commute smarter, not angrier.
Or you could (aghast) live closer to work.
I vented because they closed off three lanes of a major thoroughfare for construction during a peak rush hour period.
Is it so hard to do construction at night? Many states do this.
I vented because they closed off three lanes of a major thoroughfare for construction during a peak rush hour period.
Is it so hard to do construction at night? Many states do this.
Sometimes, yes it is.
Freezing temperatures often make the only time you can practically do certain types of repairs during daytime hours.
Other times the repairs take a continuous period of months.
I don't know the specifics behind the particular traffic snarl you're complaining about; it's well possible somebody screwed up and mis-scheduled it.
If you look at the concrete walls surrounding Coors & I-40, with a bas-relief of the left half of mountains, left half-left half-left half, it was supposed to be left half-right half-left half, etc. but the way the designer numbered them "1A", "1B", "2A", "2B" confused the contractor, who installed them "1A", "2A". Rather than redo them they decided to live with them, but it is an interesting reminder that road construction projects are performed by fallible humans.
Something to think about while staring at brake lights after you forgot to check the maps app.
If you look at the concrete walls surrounding Coors & I-40, with a bas-relief of the left half of mountains, left half-left half-left half, it was supposed to be left half-right half-left half, etc. but the way the designer numbered them "1A", "1B", "2A", "2B" confused the contractor, who installed them "1A", "2A". Rather than redo them they decided to live with them, but it is an interesting reminder that road construction projects are performed by fallible humans.
Is that why they are doing construction on I-40 WB around Rio Grande?
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