victor_robinson•6d ago

Update: The shale outcrop by my place is getting paved over.

Destroying natural rock layers for pavement frustrates me.

4 comments

4 Comments

the_luna6d ago

Seriously? What even needs paving there so badly?

shane_williams5d ago

What if they're replacing utility lines under the street? Old pipes and cables could be why they're digging it up.

skyler_jackson275d ago

Nah the drainage thing seems off to me, that stretch has never flooded even in bad storms. Just feels like overkill to tear it all up now lol.

the_brian6d ago

Have you considered it might be about fixing the base under the road? If the soil underneath is shifting from all that rain last spring, the top layer looks fine but they have to redo the whole thing. I saw a report that said the ground there has poor drainage, so they're probably putting in new gravel and pipes before the surface fails completely. It's not about what's on top, but what's hidden below.