Can we do anything about these roads they tear up? Rant - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

EM2Pa · 04-23-2006, 09:05 PM

I am really pissed at DOT. They suck at the roads. Why do they rip the roads up and just leave them unpaved and undriveable. I drive 2 sectors of roads that are torn up everyday and unpaved and one has been that way for at least a month! I found a new road that i went on today as it was getting dark and i didn't kno it was torn up until today and there was no sign. All of a sudden i hit the first drop and then WAM! I hit a 4 inch deep crater about 4 feet wide. I was like, oh man! End up hitting the brakes and slowing down and the guy behind me almost hit me and just went around me instead cuz he was in a jeep. Ended up scratching part of the underside of the side skirt. Is there any way to make them pay for this or just piss them off? This is ridiculous. Not even a sign or anything. Huge craters and rocks all over the place. I was going 45 or so and then hitting a huge crater is a no-no. They need to pave the damn roads within 2 days of ripping them up, not leaving them that way for months and not even putting signs up. There lucky i didn't get a flat tire or bend a rim. Thought i even broke my suspension since im lower and all that. I should submit a request for damage.

Oh and when i mean stretch of roads, one is like 2 miles of unpaved road.
End of rant!

EM2Pa · 04-23-2006, 09:13 PM

oh does anyone kno any place that can paint side skirts for a decent price? i need them repainted anyways, but still, they got scratched up this time.

smoger · 04-23-2006, 11:55 PM

you were doin 45.. what was it, a highway?

i agree though,.. i hate that.

reeksti · 04-24-2006, 12:23 AM

yeah same here, hitting potholes like crazy

EM2Pa · 04-24-2006, 06:04 AM

it wasnt a highway, it was like a side street, but a major one. It was rt 100.

TimmahWRX · 04-24-2006, 08:39 AM

which part of 100?

there's a stretch of 78West that is terrible...i was driving last nite and some of the bumps almost jolted the wheel outta my hands

EM2Pa · 04-24-2006, 09:28 AM

this is rt 100 right near the university. Right where high st (rt 100) and 202 merge under the bridge, also further up high st as you go toward the city past the wawa and mcdonalds. Roads are horrible. The road that is ripped up for 3 miles is ship road, between rt 30 and boot road. Do not drive that road. Potholes are raised up about 3-4 inches.

Broken5hift · 04-24-2006, 09:31 AM

its funny you mention this. a road i take to work everyday just got torn up last week. on my ride to work this morning i was watching people slam there cars off of potholes and craters EVERYWHERE from the rain. it was like being in double dare or something

eviltalon · 04-24-2006, 09:38 AM

yeah i can't stand f*cked up streets

WRX27 · 04-24-2006, 11:37 PM

I go through this daily since they are tearing up ALL the roads near me. Ill even cut over streets to bypass torn up road and what do u know. Another torn up road. they should concentrate on one @ a time or go one lane with traffic director guy. WTF!

EM2Pa · 04-24-2006, 11:42 PM

i kno, they were tearing up the one road i use just tonight as i was driving home. now i have to find a new way to go home.

SUB2.5RS · 04-24-2006, 11:55 PM

Yeah i think thats there new thing just tear things up and leave. I guess they figure they can get to it later?

EM2Pa · 04-26-2006, 08:24 AM

they must of read this post cuz they paved "half" of ship road yesterday when i drove by. lol

james_ls · 04-26-2006, 08:37 AM

Lets have a new event.

"1st Annual Tristate Tuners are Sick of PENNDOT Not Doing Their Jobs...fest..."

We'll meet + greet + eat...then go around to the major roads that we all travel on...and fix those bitches ourselves. But we'll just use regular quickrete...make those asshats REALLY go out there and do it right.

cburwell · 04-26-2006, 09:35 AM

There is a major road at the bottom of the street I live on. Atleast a 1/4 to 1/2 mile stretch of this road has been chewed up for atleast one year. Luckily it's not the full-fledged chewup, where you have those couple inch drops on each end. When i saw it a while back I thought "cool, they are going to repave this stretch" (since they already repaved half of the road), but Like i said atleast a year later they have not touched it.

I don't mind the construstion as long as they put of signs, so I know to watch out for "Uneven pavement".

ihavebettersound · 05-01-2006, 09:27 PM

And I thought I was the only one who looked for alternate roads when the main ones were all messed up!!

04-23-2006, 09:05 PM	#1
EM2Pa Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #933 iTrader: (0)	Can we do anything about these roads they tear up? Rant I am really pissed at DOT. They suck at the roads. Why do they rip the roads up and just leave them unpaved and undriveable. I drive 2 sectors of roads that are torn up everyday and unpaved and one has been that way for at least a month! I found a new road that i went on today as it was getting dark and i didn't kno it was torn up until today and there was no sign. All of a sudden i hit the first drop and then WAM! I hit a 4 inch deep crater about 4 feet wide. I was like, oh man! End up hitting the brakes and slowing down and the guy behind me almost hit me and just went around me instead cuz he was in a jeep. Ended up scratching part of the underside of the side skirt. Is there any way to make them pay for this or just piss them off? This is ridiculous. Not even a sign or anything. Huge craters and rocks all over the place. I was going 45 or so and then hitting a huge crater is a no-no. They need to pave the damn roads within 2 days of ripping them up, not leaving them that way for months and not even putting signs up. There lucky i didn't get a flat tire or bend a rim. Thought i even broke my suspension since im lower and all that. I should submit a request for damage. Oh and when i mean stretch of roads, one is like 2 miles of unpaved road. End of rant!

04-23-2006, 11:55 PM	#3
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04-24-2006, 12:23 AM	#4
reeksti Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Benslums Member #1503 My Ride: 06 STI(SOLD), 02 wrx iTrader: (1)	yeah same here, hitting potholes like crazy __________________ 2006 CGM STi + 2002 WRB WRX To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-24-2006, 08:39 AM	#6
TimmahWRX Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Birdsboro, PA Member #1354 My Ride: 2012 Chevy Sonic 1.4T iTrader: (0)	which part of 100? there's a stretch of 78West that is terrible...i was driving last nite and some of the bumps almost jolted the wheel outta my hands __________________ Sold: 2003 WRX Wagon Current: 2012 Chevy Sonic 1.4T Hatch

04-24-2006, 09:38 AM	#9
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04-23-2006, 09:13 PM	#2
EM2Pa Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #933 iTrader: (0)	oh does anyone kno any place that can paint side skirts for a decent price? i need them repainted anyways, but still, they got scratched up this time.

04-24-2006, 06:04 AM	#5
EM2Pa Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #933 iTrader: (0)	it wasnt a highway, it was like a side street, but a major one. It was rt 100.

04-24-2006, 09:28 AM	#7
EM2Pa Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #933 iTrader: (0)	this is rt 100 right near the university. Right where high st (rt 100) and 202 merge under the bridge, also further up high st as you go toward the city past the wawa and mcdonalds. Roads are horrible. The road that is ripped up for 3 miles is ship road, between rt 30 and boot road. Do not drive that road. Potholes are raised up about 3-4 inches.

04-24-2006, 09:31 AM	#8
Broken5hift Tri-State Post Whore Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Member #397 My Ride: 08 Scion Xb & 06 TSX iTrader: (0)	its funny you mention this. a road i take to work everyday just got torn up last week. on my ride to work this morning i was watching people slam there cars off of potholes and craters EVERYWHERE from the rain. it was like being in double dare or something

04-24-2006, 11:37 PM	#10
WRX27 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Work Member #363 My Ride: 2004 Subaru WRX Sedan iTrader: (0)	I go through this daily since they are tearing up ALL the roads near me. Ill even cut over streets to bypass torn up road and what do u know. Another torn up road. they should concentrate on one @ a time or go one lane with traffic director guy. WTF!

04-24-2006, 11:42 PM	#11
EM2Pa Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #933 iTrader: (0)	i kno, they were tearing up the one road i use just tonight as i was driving home. now i have to find a new way to go home.

04-24-2006, 11:55 PM	#12
SUB2.5RS Tri-State Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philadephia Member #697 My Ride: 2.5RS , 89 Supra turbo , 93 240SX coupe (SOLD), 96 Legacy iTrader: (3)	Yeah i think thats there new thing just tear things up and leave. I guess they figure they can get to it later?

04-26-2006, 08:24 AM	#13
EM2Pa Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Member #933 iTrader: (0)	they must of read this post cuz they paved "half" of ship road yesterday when i drove by. lol

04-26-2006, 08:37 AM	#14
james_ls TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Warrington Member #1614 My Ride: 1998 Acura Integra LS//VTEC iTrader: (0)	Lets have a new event. "1st Annual Tristate Tuners are Sick of PENNDOT Not Doing Their Jobs...fest..." We'll meet + greet + eat...then go around to the major roads that we all travel on...and fix those bitches ourselves. But we'll just use regular quickrete...make those asshats REALLY go out there and do it right. __________________ *Heller Dope* - When the ** is doper than Hellen Keller; it's Heller Dope To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. BUY MY STUFF!** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

04-26-2006, 09:35 AM	#15
cburwell Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Member #303 iTrader: (0)	There is a major road at the bottom of the street I live on. Atleast a 1/4 to 1/2 mile stretch of this road has been chewed up for atleast one year. Luckily it's not the full-fledged chewup, where you have those couple inch drops on each end. When i saw it a while back I thought "cool, they are going to repave this stretch" (since they already repaved half of the road), but Like i said atleast a year later they have not touched it. I don't mind the construstion as long as they put of signs, so I know to watch out for "Uneven pavement". __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. "The Corvette took nearly 25 years to sell 500,000 units; the Z does it in fewer than 10."

05-01-2006, 09:27 PM	#16
ihavebettersound Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #992 iTrader: (0)	And I thought I was the only one who looked for alternate roads when the main ones were all messed up!!

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