Submitted by LohnJennon__ t3_z0vvn6 in philadelphia
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Forever_tired215 t1_ix7ng0k wrote
You’re car is definitely getting sideswiped if you park there.
tylerthez t1_ix7p2wf wrote
Turn left off this street and that’s my block. It’s been an absolute nightmare. Not only has this street been closed on and off (blocking the only entrance to our street), Girard is now closed at 30th for thru access. My side street has become a superhighway for Girard traffic and this work you see here has been ongoing for months. Since there is no way thru on Girard, the road closed sign has been tossed aside and cars have just been damaging this ongoing “work”.
This is added to the half-finished crosswalks and pedestrian lights at 31st & Girard at the ALDI entrance. There are THREE independent construction projects happening in the same 3 block radius. It’s madness.
Commuting around this area of Brewerytown has been truly awful for the past month plus and I don’t see it improving anytime soon.
Phl_worldwide t1_ix7q9my wrote
This year, they did this every where. From south Philly to literally the center of center city, they dug shit up and left it there for like a month before finishing. Truly a terrible way of doing things. The Streets dept needs a very serious criminal investigation into its actions
SpauldingSmails18 t1_ix7rhm8 wrote
It’s the road to hell
LayerCakeX t1_ix7rzqu wrote
This is representative of the overall workmanship and attitude towards finishing a job in Philly. I love this city but of all the major cities I’ve lived (3), it’s the only one that simply could care less about finishing a job and improving/restoring a neighborhood.
There is an overall attitude across the city that simply showing up at work earns the paycheck. Doing your job would be deemed “above and beyond”. Until there is more accountability in public works, amongst other things, it’s hard to envision the city taking a big step forward.
uptown_gargoyle t1_ix7st8d wrote
highway to hell
Salamander220 t1_ix7vfdz wrote
They dug out the trolly tracks???
DatesNDollas t1_ix7x0rq wrote
Urban speed bumps. Construction everywhere around there. Avoid driving through that area at all costs. Fairmount to the zoo/76 took 45 minutes. There’s a side alley close to there that was dug up then filled in but whoever did it really didn’t care. Like totally uneven and more than 5 mph and you’re losing you muffler. I thought it was temporary but it’s been like that a month +.
Hib3rnian t1_ix7xnly wrote
The inefficiency and poor craftsmanship is astounding.
Why remove top layers rough edges straight down one side and then section out on the other side only to go back and clean cut the edges for rough edges removal? Just rough clear the full width and then do the cleanup work. It'll fill faster, smooth easier and last longer.
Gotta work smarter, not harder and take some pride in your accomplishments.
But I guess efficiency would put OT into jeopardy right before the holidays...
Snakealicious t1_ix82oj1 wrote
HA! Yeah, I drove on that one the other day. WTF? Check tire light on this morning, I'm sure that's not a coincidence.
Fattom23 t1_ix837qa wrote
Cabot St, eh? I used to live there, too and I can't imagine how you folks managed.
poopfeast t1_ix83c4c wrote
Funny enough they did this on my block as well, dug a big patch out and left it for a day. Repaired the hole the next day, but never actually fixed or did any work.
Fattom23 t1_ix83eew wrote
No, this is 30th just north of Girard. Although they have been digging up the trolley tracks to replace them.
tharussianphil t1_ix83rr1 wrote
I'd consider going to the press with that bullshit lol
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oscarzeecockapoo t1_ix84iz3 wrote
They’ve been fucking up the streets in that immediate area for close to a year now. Poplar is a mess - cars are swerving left and right to avoid holes, and if you’re a cyclist, staying on the edge of the road is downright dangerous since it’s so messed up.
The sidewalks are messed up too, with the decent sidewalk concrete being replaced by ugly road material.
On top of that, when they do do street construction, they’ve stopped putting up “No Parking - construction from X date to X date” signs. So your car will randomly get courtesy towed now. Not a big deal - unless you get improperly towed from let’s say, having an all wheel drive car.
So they fuck up the streets, make you feel even more unsafe as a pedestrian, ruin the sidewalks, fuck up your car from random tows (which you’ll have no chance of fighting and winning against the tow companies), and there’s no clear path to how this is all gonna get fixed.
cashonlyplz t1_ix84ns7 wrote
This guy knows labor.
a-german-muffin t1_ix85abm wrote
Nah, this is representative of three different contractors working on one project and having frigid weather hit early. When it warms into the 50s later this week, they can actually put down the asphalt on top of that concrete; otherwise, best they can do is some shitty cold patch that'll get obliterated three weeks into freeze/thaw season.
a-german-muffin t1_ix85mkt wrote
Eh, it was 23 degrees. PV=nRT, your tires are soft in this weather.
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Alexgbell215 t1_ix8688o wrote
Alls you need is a traffic cone and wham! Philly Phinished!
MomsSpecialFriend t1_ix876ht wrote
This is becoming a thing. Penn Dot is being sued for leaving a street dug up and it killed a motorcyclist despite many complaints and accidents already. I live outside of Philly and they leave roadwork incomplete for months at a time, and UGI digs up the street over and over again whenever they would like instead of doing any real repairs. They put up signs for no parking the whole week and they may or may not even appear. It’s way out of control and there is no care for the human beings interacting with their projects.
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H00die5zn t1_ix8bkn4 wrote
I’d say you are partly correct, however, there were almost 2 straight weeks a bit ago where it was 60+ degrees with no work being done. We all know November/December is coming and temps can dip so when these roads have been dug up for 6 months, this looks like god awful planning
a-german-muffin t1_ix8fec6 wrote
Eh, little column A, little column B. Coordination could've definitely been better, but this is the same kind of thing that happened a year or two ago in East Falls - and this might've been a longer run of main that had to get replaced, really. Shit's complicated, stuff happens - not to say it isn't aggravating, but the day a major public works project goes exactly to plan is probably the day we finally get pigs airborne.
69_420_bonerjamz t1_ix8fvof wrote
The City of Philadelphia is Rick James and our cars are the couches
tellmeitsagift t1_ix8i32i wrote
On Girard, at the intersection near Sedgley I think, they dug them up and the work has been sitting there untouched for like 5-6 weeks.
Yolo_420_69 t1_ix8j13b wrote
Philly is one of the few cities where if you buy the offroad package of your vehicle it actually makes sense
WisejacKFr0st t1_ix8ja3c wrote
We have had a sinkhole growing through our sidewalk for the last month or so. We reported it when it was just a few bricks sinking down and now it stretches 5 houses. We’ve put in 3 tickets but due to other work on our road (resurfacing and gas line work) all the tickets keep getting marked as resolved, when all the road work equipment is making the hole worse!
It’s crazy the incompetence surrounding their own web ticket system, I can’t imagine how day to day management is.
PettyAndretti t1_ix8jlsk wrote
and this is one of the reasons I drive a lifted truck in the city & don’t think twice about it.
inconspicuous_male t1_ix8l1zo wrote
I was going to complain to 311 about a ditch that some workers keep digging up and leaving uncovered on 47th for most of the past year. Didn't realize how big and widespread the problem actually is
stonkautist69 t1_ix8nwzk wrote
I’m sure the initial intentions were good
Fat_Head_Carl t1_ix8qpob wrote
you really really really must want to drive down that street in order to deal with that bullshit.
Sage2050 t1_ix8skrp wrote
Ridge ave in east falls was worse than this in the spring. then the paved it (poorly) to cover the holes, then repaved it in full a month later
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gatitosforever t1_ix8v3qj wrote
ya south philly was a nightmare for a while, dug it all up and left it for weeks
deathwish_ASR t1_ix8vjmw wrote
Halal cart?
deathwish_ASR t1_ix8vlkb wrote
or you live in the neighborhood and have little choice
Fat_Head_Carl t1_ix8vtcr wrote
oh, yeah...that's covered under really really really.
piper4hire t1_ix8wdxl wrote
man - after all these months of repeatedly digging up the streets for PGW now SEPTA is going to replace all the tracks. will it never end?
FlyByPC t1_ix8wqi2 wrote
Thirty years ago, I spent a month in France as a summer exchange student. While I was there, they repaved the road in front of the house where I was staying. Crew and machines proceeded down the road at roughly a slow walk, paving as they went. An hour or so later, they came back the other way and did that lane. People went around them as they worked -- without even closing the road.
Never seen anything like it over here.
Mysterious_Spread_86 t1_ix8x1sh wrote
Got a chick on corlies st make me not want to go through
Meatek t1_ix8yhft wrote
Nah, Lee's
Trailmix88 t1_ix91pdi wrote
The contractor only gets paid for the restoration of the trench that was excavated. Stone and concrete base in the trench. Then they will cut back for asphalt so the overlap happens at the layer where water infiltration is most likely to occur. Ends with tar sealant between old and new asphalt. However, I'll be shocked and amazed if this can get completed in 2022 without a letter allowing the contractor to not be liable for warranty of the asphalt. It is too cold for asphalt plants to be open.
PM_Me_Your_WorkFiles t1_ix92w3x wrote
And PGW still hasn’t repaved where they put temporary fill in… poplar is a fucking mess with some holes deep enough to actually get your car stuck, all while it’s taking all the traffic normally going up and down girard. This shit is embarrassing
luckygirl721 t1_ix9336x wrote
I thought it was paved with good intentions. I guess the city has even given up on that pretense.
PM_Me_Your_WorkFiles t1_ix93gus wrote
What can we actually do about this? The neighborhood has been torn to shit for months, with no sign of anything getting better before the snow. Cars are getting damaged left and right, there’s no safe way to bike, and the businesses are getting fewer customers. PGW, septa, and streets department are unforgivable on this one. Tearing streets to hell with zero fucks given. Not to mention starting at 6 AM, towing cars before their signs even say that parking is forbidden, and calling it a day at 1 PM.
JohnnyG789 t1_ix93wmf wrote
I agree with all of the above statements and the city should do something to correct asap. Has this been the local news tv stations? Maybe it'll get some traction if it's reported there.
On a lighter note- It could be is the city is digging to look for the Upside Down.
For those who don't watch Stranger Things:
The Upside Down is an alternate dimension that mirrors our world — or at least our world if it was a toxic hellscape overrun with creepy, moving vines, filled with murderous creatures linked together in a hive mind system, and is constantly experiencing electrical storms.
AlanTrebek t1_ix94j8q wrote
What in the fuckity fuckery is this? Our city is corrupt.
OptimusSublime t1_ix95dmq wrote
On the 311 app - - Describe the size of the pothole: ...It's complicated.
NO-CONDOMS t1_ix97ill wrote
Can’t tell where the road end and the sidewalk begins....
whatisevenleft t1_ix97pzm wrote
One crew digs up the streets and another one paves them. It’s not a great system since they wait a week or so between actions.
Readcoolbooks t1_ix9d6or wrote
We live right where this photo was taken. This has been a huge pain in the ass since they’ve left it for what feels like 2 weeks now. The “closure” at 30th and Girard isn’t making it any better. I can’t believe they felt fine leaving 30th street like this. They were towing cars today on the left side so hopefully it means they’re doing some sort of work on it today.
Samuel__2019 t1_ix9devl wrote
Shitadelphia, see it every night, what’s wrong with this town??
fudgebacker t1_ix9f7dv wrote
Fucking socialists!
fudgebacker t1_ix9faza wrote
Oh lord, just don't let them be misunderstood.
__calebcrawdad__ t1_ix9gbd5 wrote
Not enough paint
Imprettystrong t1_ix9hqut wrote
This is America. Getting things done as cheaply and shittily as possible.
BigShawn424 t1_ix9i86a wrote
WHAT THE FUCK
Alexlam24 t1_ix9vi2q wrote
Literally anything lower than a midsize SUV would need repairs. My car would definitely beach itself 2 seconds into this.
12kdaysinthefire t1_ixabkfa wrote
Holy fuck that road is insane
Equivalent_Advance_6 t1_ixac0jc wrote
Hi friend - call 311 and don’t stop calling till all of your part of town is fixed. They are the one city agency that answers the phone + gets shit done. For some razzle dazzle - tweet them with this pic and tag in Philly mayor and other offices.
It gets noticed.
owenhinton98 t1_ixacuum wrote
My suspension gave out just looking at this
RustedRelics t1_ixad8pc wrote
Lucifer Lane.
kkirchhoff t1_ixaeinn wrote
Sometimes I think they do this shit on purpose. Or they dig up half the street and say “fuck it, this is hard” and leave
Hashslingingslashar t1_ixah1gu wrote
There have been more things getting done lately at least though. Growing pains I guess.
iamalsoanalien t1_ixamczb wrote
100% agree. Terrible time to replace asphalt right now due to cold temps. Asphalt plants open during the day only so contractors cant get any at night when the do some of their work. The concrete they put in is supposed to be to the top of the trench so they can mill it down when they come back with the top coat of asphalt.
The trench this contractor dug in OP's image is probably for water or gas. The contractor is likely responsible to mill the lane they worked thru and either ran out of time or money.
Trailmix88 t1_ixan8eu wrote
It's prob water and very, very likely only paid to restore the trench (no milling will be done in this case). Gas is usually a thinner trench (more shallow depth requirements) and sewer usually requires full width restoration. They will do cut backs and hope for temps above 50 to wrap it up before asphalt plants close for the season.
Anyone see any markings on the barrels as to who did the work? PCI? Nello? Meco? CCI?
iProduceCode t1_ixaqt2s wrote
Agreed. My car is fucked from these roads, I've been knocked off my bike because they left a 1ft deep hole across the entire road and bike lane, and it was deeper than it looked. On top of this, I ride in the bike lanes and there's randomly piles of cement almost 2x-3x higher than a speed bump across the bike lanes from times that they had to dig into the ground, and decided to just put a pile of cement on it to "fix" it. they don't even flatten it
asweetpepper t1_ixas2zn wrote
I racked up a $500 bill at the mechanic this weekend after driving over some bump on Kelly drive that hit my exhaust pipe. The state of our roads is truly shameful.
ThaddyG t1_ixauczc wrote
Oof yeah that was bad but I don't think it was worse than this pic
BobanMarjonGo t1_ixb239c wrote
NOW the ATVs & dirt bikes make sense!
rootoo t1_ixb248m wrote
No other major city in the US does this like this.
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thegreendutch t1_ixbbtib wrote
My vehicle weeps just looking at this situation.
dskatz2 t1_ixbifry wrote
Email Darrell Clark's office. I'm at 30th and Oxford and they had 30th between Jefferson and Oxford closed for multiple months. After I emailed them, construction resumed and it was done within two weeks.
Curtis Wilkerson is the person I spoke to. Extremely helpful.
H00die5zn t1_ixcygfc wrote
We have one of the inspector's names who we have been contacting and we just found out that on our block, after the street has been dug up since April, that they have no plans to repave the whole thing and instead are going to patchwork it which is INSANE. Darrell Clark doesn't gaf about this district
ckn t1_ixdkxuq wrote
my god. i left philly in late '95 after attempting to pitch a mostly built a web based 311 like system for FREE to the city because of stuff like this in South and West philly. This was a project i did while at Temple for some RTF credits in Dr. D'Augustino's classes - Ed Rendell flat up rejected it after our pitch... man...
Just proves that more Philly changes, the more it wants to remain the same.
dskatz2 t1_ixdyoxj wrote
Try contacting the office.
Alexlam24 t1_ixe34vu wrote
Looks like it's time for spray paint
poopfeast t1_ix7mdyy wrote
It’s unreal that they dug this out and just left it. It’s been what, a week now? This whole neighborhood between 30th, girard, poplar, etc is a fucking nightmare right now