Roads Contractor Idiocy Warning
Category: Severe
Location: Fountainbridge / Gardner's Crescent roundabout replacement works
Synopsis: The contractor doing the works here has decided that today was a good day to scrape the surface of the road back to the hardcore. It was "fine" (as in, a poor attempt at a temporary surface was present) this morning. This evening it's been left in a very rough, scraped state, with c. 1 1/2" steps (no temporary tarmac ramps) on the boundary with the unscraped road surface. Manhole covers thereby standing proud of the surface by the same 1 1/2".
Big surprise to hit this section with no warning and no visible attempt to smooth the transition in and out this section. I'm sceptical that they'll manage to resurface it by end of tomorrow before snow and freeze forecast.
Dangerous in this state when you "can" see it. Wouldn't like to hit it unexpectedly with a layer of snow obscuring it.
Clever.
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