patch jobs on Hwy 44

[bassinking]

I know this is going to sound like whinning and crying, but I live in Spencer County and I drive Hwy 44 from T-ville to Mt.Washington and back everyday. I don't know if anybody else cares or not about their vehicles, but I know for a fact that those sorry a** patch jobs are beating the balljoints out of our cars and trucks. Not to mention the accidents those speed bumps they call patches may have already caused. So I guess my question is, who can a man call to complain about this matter ? I have already called the State Hwy Dept, and they didn't give me the time of day.

[Tim_T]

What county are they in, or are they in both? You can call the county they are in. I am not trying to be a jerk here, but I drive 44 from Shepherdsville to Taylorsville quite often, including last Thursday and didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Where is the patchwork located?

[bassinking]

they are in both county's spencer and bullitt ,all you have to do is take a ride in any 4x4 and you will notice them ,ps do you work for the Hwy Dept ?

[Tim_T]

they are in both county's spencer and bullitt ,all you have to do is take a ride in any 4x4 and you will notice them ,ps do you work for the Hwy Dept ?

No I don't work for the hwy dept. but I can practically see it from my house.

I drive my 4x4 Jeep down through there quite a bit going bowhunting and I honestly haven't noticed it. Could be that I am just not paying enough attention or something.

[Rock_Fish]

I have done some repairs on Utilities on that road that was damaged during traffic accidents in the last couple of years.

One thing for sure. That is one busy road! It definitely needs widened!!!

[Big Gills]

I tell ya you really have to watch bad roads as they ruin your shocks and suspension and are hard on your back when you go over them. We have some bad roads when the spring comes. After a winter with lots of snow and salt the potholes are huge.

[DJD]

Do you get alot of frost heaves up there Margie?

[Big Gills]

Ok Don, I'll bite what do you mean by frost heave?

[DJD]

Ok Don, I'll bite what do you mean by frost heave?

When I would vacation in Maine we were told that the moisture in the ground would cause the pavement to rise and create high spots in the road when it was frozen. Of course this usually happened in low areas where ground water was present. Got pretty high at times and when the Winter was over the bump would go down.

[Big Gills]

When I would vacation in Maine we were told that the moisture in the ground would cause the pavement to rise and create high spots in the road when it was frozen. Of course this usually happened in low areas where ground water was present. Got pretty high at times and when the Winter was over the bump would go down.

Well you learn something new everyday! Yes they call them frost heaves here too and I never heard that before. We have alot of frost damage to roads up here also. We are in a valley which holds onto the the moisture and Ontario Transport uses salt(and I mean ALOT of salt) on the roads here due to ice storms like today. The salt and the moisture causes some really bad potholes. Due to the snow removal trucks which also destroy the roads you can see some bad potholes. I must say the City is really good about getting out and at least identifying them and marking them off so you dont lose your car in one. Now out in ALberta the roads were beautiful. Its so cold and a dry climate they have no moisture and rarely do you see any ice storms and only sand is used on the roads they have it nice out there. What a difference it makes.

[RoadToad]

I guess I've been working too much lately. Every time I see this thread title I think it says "batch jobs."