Went from Sosua to Los Charamicos this afternoon. Hwy 5 ripped up again between the gate in the new fence and further into Charmicos than I went. Didn't see any paving being done just scraping.
Went from Sosua to Los Charamicos this afternoon. Hwy 5 ripped up again between the gate in the new fence and further into Charmicos than I went. Didn't see any paving being done just scraping.
Yes tore up sections of bad asphalt, likely a mix problem, but also it was put down over wet substrate, cold and likely with no binder sprayed. Guess what - now it's raining like heck again and I suspect they will re-asphalt over the wet grinding again, maybe placing a high speed bump (policia acostado), which caused the cars & rock trucks to wheel-hop which tore up the pavement for 100' after the speed bump coming into Sosua.
Now that it is ground down they must have two full days of sun (zero rain) in order to place again. And if they are going to restore the speed bump it should be more gradual and they would greatly benefit from placing a street light over the speed bumps so unsuspecting night drivers don't launch their vehicles and litter the roadway with plastic Corolla & Rio bumpers.
If they want a speed bump it would be best to place it at an angle to the traveled way to affect one tire at a time, this will lessen the impact to the road (and save cars' suspensions)
Now that it is ground down they must have two full days of sun (zero rain) in order to place again.
Yes tore up sections of bad asphalt, likely a mix problem, but also it was put down over wet substrate, cold and likely with no binder sprayed. Guess what - now it's raining like heck again and I suspect they will re-asphalt over the wet grinding again, maybe placing a high speed bump (policia acostado), which caused the cars & rock trucks to wheel-hop which tore up the pavement for 100' after the speed bump coming into Sosua.
Now that it is ground down they must have two full days of sun (zero rain) in order to place again. And if they are going to restore the speed bump it should be more gradual and they would greatly benefit from placing a street light over the speed bumps so unsuspecting night drivers don't launch their vehicles and litter the roadway with plastic Corolla & Rio bumpers.
If they want a speed bump it would be best to place it at an angle to the traveled way to affect one tire at a time, this will lessen the impact to the road (and save cars' suspensions)
they don't need 2 full days of sun. It just needs to be reasonably dry, apply a good tack coat and the heat from the fresh asphlt will give it good adheasion. If it was 2 full days of sun before paving nothing would get paved anywhere
I have to see this to believe it. How many car suspensions have been rattled apart already ?Miracles are happening!
MOPC started to asphalt the road from Sosua towards Cabarete!! Let's see how far they get... 🤞🤞
I have to see this to believe it. How many car suspensions have been rattled apart already ?
This sounds like a miracle.I posted this on another thread, but they were paving on Friday and are several hundred yards east of Ocean Village now.