Can our roads get any worse??

[The Dad Fisherman]

Rte 3, your town....rte 90, 93, 95 are part of the interstate system and maintained by the state. What kind of shape are they in? I drive 95 everyday and other than the contruction going on in Amesbury...the roads are in great shape.

[Piscator]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Rte 3, your town....rte 90, 93, 95 are part of the interstate system and maintained by the state. What kind of shape are they in? I drive 95 everyday and other than the contruction going on in Amesbury...the roads are in great shape.

RT. 3 is NOT my towns respobsibilty (RT. 3A yes, but not RT. 3) RT. 3 north is a mess. Have to drive in middle lane from Hingham/Rockland north to Braintree, disaster to the left and right.

It's a tough task keeping up but I wouldn't say the roads are in great shape down by me.

I did drive up to Portsmouth, NH this weekend and yes, 95 north of RT 1 was in great shape.
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[FishermanTim]

driving on a town road and a highway are two completely different things. Town roads have a much lower speed rrate (although in some that is questionable) where the highways are regulated with (in some cases) a minimum and maximum limit.

Bottom line: It's a heck of a lot easier to avoid a pothole at 35 mph than 65 mph.

"It's been a tough winter" is an excuse, a lame one at that.
We've had colder and snowier winters and the only constant is that the roads get torn up as a result of overly aggressive plowing. When you try plowing any road with barely a measurable snowfall you are basically grinding the asphalt!

Once the plows have done their "job" any divots they created will expand into teeth-rattling craters in no time.

Isn't there someone in the transportation dept. that should be aware of and responsible for these repairs? Or is that another job that we motorists must do for the state?