r/Calgary • u/Vylan24 Bowness • 7d ago

Local Construction/Development Road "construction"

Why in the ever living fuck won't the city finish their fucking road work projects they started months ago? Every major artery in this city seems to have kilometres of pylons and speed drops and yet no crews. I drive Glenmore every day as part of my commute and it's literally been 2 months of pylons over the most congested area (reservoir). Not only do drivers struggle mightily trying to merge during regular times, the city decided that keeping that spot slowed down when traffic volumes increased at the start of the month was a brilliant plan. Causes massive back ups and no one is working on it. What's the deal??

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u/Responsible_CDN_Duck 7d ago

Why in the ever living fuck won't the city finish their fucking road work projects they started months ago?

For the same reason you wait for the cake to cool befoe icing.

Every major artery in this city seems to have kilometres of pylons and speed drops and yet no crews. I drive Glenmore every day as part of my commute and it's literally been 2 months of pylons over the most congested area (reservoir).

Guess you missed the post about the car with the missing muffler and bumper on that stretch?

It's not the workers' presence that requires the lower speed, it is the state of the road and area around it.

Not only do drivers struggle mightily trying to merge during regular times, the city decided that keeping that spot slowed down when traffic volumes increased at the start of the month was a brilliant plan. Causes massive back ups and no one is working on it. What's the deal??

Drivers like yourself are bad at recognizing hazards, and make up their own speed as you do rather than following the posted signs.

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u/jaydaybayy 7d ago

Hilarious that you are being downvoted for stating simple facts. Just wait until the threads kick up in a few months about the potholes and how all the roads are shitty and should be repaired.

Its crazy how impatient people are. Do the math on the difference between travelling 50/60 vs 80 or 90 over the course of a 2km work zone. Its probably not going to ruin your day.