who else enjoys having their car showered with rocks on 85 south right before Pelham Rd? (Spartanburg: construction, move) - Greenville - Spartanburg area - South Carolina (SC) -Greenville - Spartanburg - Simpsonville - Greer - Easley - Taylors - Mauldin - Duncan - City-Data Forum

gvsteve · 03-23-2012, 10:10 AM

This is really bad. Not only are there huge rocks flying through the air but on dry days it gets so cloudy you can't see very far.

g-man430 · 03-23-2012, 10:15 AM

Lots of people: Debris on I-85 Damages Vehicles | WSPA

NoodlesKnowles · 03-23-2012, 10:41 AM

Link to form you would need to claim damage (http://www.scdot.org/public/pdfs/DamageClaimForm.pdf - broken link) I had to use this when an errant hard plastic cone in the middle of the road destroyed my mirror during night work on 85

Made_it_To_the_Metroplex · 03-23-2012, 11:42 AM

So, this isn't people throwing rocks at cars, but loose rocks/pebbles in/on the pavement??

Skyliner · 03-23-2012, 12:00 PM

The SCDOT has failed so miserably (yet again) on this project that I now completely avoid the section of southbound I-85 between S.C. 14 and Pelham Road. I take S.C. 14 (southwest) to Pelham Road (northwest) to I-85. The thick dust cloud alone, which literally causes visibility in that immediate area to diminish significantly, is bad enough to sue the SCDOT for damage to personal health. I hope someone is documenting this fiasco in detail. Some of the same problems happened during I-85 construction in Northern Anderson County a few years ago, but I don't recall the "worse-than-a-washboard" surface roughness.

Something should be done to stop this health hazard before they move into the city portion of I-85 (south of the I-385 interchange). I see the early signs that work is imminent.

Ryan R · 03-23-2012, 12:04 PM

I drive it every day and haven't had any issues other than a bumpier and louder ride.

I've definitely seen worse.

Skyliner · 03-23-2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryan R

I drive it every day and haven't had any issues other than a bumpier and louder ride.

I've definitely seen worse.

You've been fortunate so far.

Made_it_To_the_Metroplex · 03-23-2012, 03:40 PM

OK, I've obviously not been on that stretch of I-85 in way too long! Are they repaving or something?

Skyliner · 03-23-2012, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by UpstateBooster

OK, I've obviously not been on that stretch of I-85 in way too long! Are they repaving or something?

They're still grinding in preparation of the repaving. This work will eventually progress down I-85 into the city.

shamrocker · 03-23-2012, 04:34 PM

The one time I brave 85 from Spartanburg on Wednesday, and it happened to me, too! I was so mad, but there was nothing I could do except take the next exit. Snap, crack, pop goes the windshield.