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Published: 2007-05-29 13:49:00
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Posted: May 29, 2007

Delayed Repaving Project Set to Resume Wednesday

Delayed Repaving Project Set to Resume Wednesday

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Delayed Repaving Project Set to Resume Wednesday
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Raleigh, N.C. — Road crews are expected on Wednesday to begin repaving a stretch of Poole Road in Raleigh that has been uneven for more than a month.

The project should take about a week and a half to complete, Department of Transportation Resident Engineer David Moore said.

Residents and motorists in the area have complained about manhole covers sticking up out of the road along the rough two-mile stretch from the Interstate 440 Beltline to the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.

"It's rocky out here, we need a fix," one motorist shouted at WRAL Tuesday morning.

Moore said a subcontractor for Rea Construction scraped the existing asphalt from the road and that Rea claims the repaving was held up because of another project on Old Garner Road.

Summer months are often the busiest for road repaving because of the hot weather. DOT officials urge residents with concerns about rough roadways and repaving jobs that seem to be taking a long time to contact their local DOT office.

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@Panther. @Commentor and a few others in this forum know folks in DOT. Via comments in other forums, they seem to be basically saying that DOT is mostly good folks in a bad situation. That is what I am trying to learn about. Why does DOT have such poor contracts – is it lack of legal help? Has the government limited DOT in some way? Or maybe, like you say @panther, it is something shady. If it is the latter, then why has not one noticed? Such huge amounts of money are being spent. http://www.lesmerritt.com/news_charlotteobserver_agencies_oversight_10_13_06.html I found a URL by Les Merrit in 2003 saying that DOT’s internal audit procedures were a joke, but nothing seemed to have happened afterward. interesting.....
lollly52
May 31, 2007 6:29 a.m.
lolly52 to answer your question "can we say kick backs?"
Panther
May 30, 2007 2:00 p.m.
@Commentor "Apparently, the main problem is that it is difficult to get sufficient liquidated damages past the Board of Transportation when contracts are approved." I understand that you have to stay in your comfort zone when posting. I do not understand why DOT does not write tighter contracts. Are there any House, Senate or legislative bills that you can point me towards?
lollly52
May 29, 2007 10:11 p.m.
I'll have to backtrack a bit on the "legislative thing". Apparently, the main problem is that it is difficult to get sufficient liquidated damages past the Board of Transportation when contracts are approved. Damages vary for each contract with high profile jobs standing a better chance of getting bigger damages. In addition, it seems you have to get pretty deep into major delays (which this is not) for there to be much in the way of punitive damages available. If they screw something up (road quality, noticeably defective construction), things can be done, but again, at a level capped by the BoT.

I think what would be far more effective would be to adopt policy like some other states: Put up a BIG sign with the local DOT office (or City office) AND the name/number of the contractor. I bet a few dozen people tying up phone lines everyday would light a fire under the contractors rear!
Click to view my profile YeahWhatever
May 29, 2007 8:29 p.m.
How do I go about getting a government contract that I can mess up totally and then charge them for me to fix it? This sounds like a great money making scam by the company. Isn't that paving company owned by DOT employees brother?
nosouthernershere
May 29, 2007 6:38 p.m.
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