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Not anymore! Let me just put it this way...it took me a normal drive of 45 minutes this summer a drive of over 2 hours most times. Traffic is continuous, a line of mostly semis, work trucks, and a few brave little cars mixed in.
I meant , usually=pre-boom. Sounds pretty bad, and are the roads holding up?? How about 2, the stretch after Stanley turn off?, all the way to Williston?
I meant , usually=pre-boom. Sounds pretty bad, and are the roads holding up?? How about 2, the stretch after Stanley turn off?, all the way to Williston?
More traffic than there used to be but it flows pretty well. The highway is holding up pretty well for the most part one you get outside of the towns. Apparently the trucks don't beat the road up as much at higher speeds.
More traffic than there used to be but it flows pretty well. The highway is holding up pretty well for the most part one you get outside of the towns. Apparently the trucks don't beat the road up as much at higher speeds.
That definitely seems to be true. It's usually at stop lights where you will see depressed tracks in the asphalt. 2 intersections on Route 2 on the west side of Williston were recently resurfaced because it got so bad.
If you think traffic is bad in ND, try going to Utah (SLC area) sometime!
How is the traffic in the northeastern part of North Dakota? One of the reasons I'm moving from where I'm at is insane traffic. People drive like they are nuts here. And they endanger everyone on the road to do it. If traffic is getting bad in the area I've been planning to move (Park River/Grafton area), I'll sell the lot I've purchased and find a new destination.
That definitely seems to be true. It's usually at stop lights where you will see depressed tracks in the asphalt. 2 intersections on Route 2 on the west side of Williston were recently resurfaced because it got so bad.
Yeah and the ruts are already coming back. They are getting really bad at the 2nd St and Hwy 2 junction.
Yeah and the ruts are already coming back. They are getting really bad at the 2nd St and Hwy 2 junction.
Yep, I noticed that just the other day. The weight in those trucks must be incredible to cause these depressions so quickly. Normally those kind of things take years to build up. Here it's a matter of months. If we have a wet winter, spring will be a disaster for some of these roads.
The real solution to this problem would be to have concrete at some of these intersections, but that's bigger money.
Yep, I noticed that just the other day. The weight in those trucks must be incredible to cause these depressions so quickly. Normally those kind of things take years to build up. Here it's a matter of months. If we have a wet winter, spring will be a disaster for some of these roads.
The real solution to this problem would be to have concrete at some of these intersections, but that's bigger money.
According to my buddies at the Highway patrol, every truck they decide to wiegh is coming in massively overwieght. To the tune of 150-200k in fines collected every week by their compliance guy.
According to my buddies at the Highway patrol, every truck they decide to wiegh is coming in massively overwieght. To the tune of 150-200k in fines collected every week by their compliance guy.
I'll bet most of the oil service companies just pay the fine and keep on doing what they're doing. It's just a cost of doing business to them. I sure hope the driver doesn't get stuck with the fine, but I heard they just pass it on to their employer who pays it.
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