[RP TownTalk] Question on street repair for the list readers

[Euniverz at aol.com]

I brought this exact problem at this exact intersection to the  attention 
of the Town Administrator's office in the summer of  last year, so I suspect 
there has been some movement on this problem.  I  know I cannot drive over 
that part of the road without scraping the  undercarriage of my car unless I 
very intentionally straddle the wheel  ruts.
 
Again, I would like to hear what the Town intends to do to  repair/replace. 
 I hope we will  be holding the contractor  responsible because they 
obviously did not do the job right.  
 
Thanks!
 
Adrianne Lefkowitz
Madison Street
 
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Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 04:44:14 -0500
From:  bob smith <sfmc68 at verizon.net>
To:  TownTalk at riverdale-park.org
Subject: [RP TownTalk] Question on street repair  for the list readers
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Bear with me please, I am questions for a specific  reason
Does anyone on this list know the actual standards used  to
reconstruct the town streets?

Please do not tell me to look at such  and such source of
information.
A number of streets were reconstructed a  couple of years ago.

If you look closely, especially during rain storms,  you will perhaps
notice some ruts beginning to appear on SOME of the  streets
especially Riverdale Road. One simple example is Riverdale  and
Taylor, East bound at the stop sign.

There is a standard used for  calculating the requirements for
streets and it is based on traffic load. One  term used is ESAL,
or Equivalent Single Axle Load.  Cars represent a  much lighter
weight/mass load on the road than buses, trucks, multi  axle
trucks, even fire trucks.

I am interested in learning if anyone  on this list does actually
know the standard used.

thank you/
bob  smith

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