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Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by onthecanposting on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @06:08PM (#40292118)
100m at 1 lane is around 430SY. That's probably 2hrs of milling and an hour of tacking and paving, with maybe another hour or so for incidentals. So you may only get half a workday of production. For time consuming repairs, like full-depth replacement, the setup time cost may not be significant.

Keep in mind, though, you don't lose a lane of traffic. There is no need to truck in jersey barriers. You don't have to build an entire temporary detour road. You don't pay a consultant $200/hr to design a traffic control plan.

I think the real value is safety. The crew is shielded by the bridge and you have complete grade separation from traffic. That's a lot better than an orange barrel being the only thing between you and a minivan.

Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by stevage on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @07:22PM (#40292665)
430SY? What's SY? Square yards?
Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by onthecanposting on Tuesday May 07, 2024 @09:00PM (#40293289)
Yes. We don't use metric in the USA and you can't make us :)
Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by Log_out_ on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @02:16AM (#40294891)
I have a addon that autoconverts imperial units. Your comment is the only thing peaking out of the insanity bubble. =)
Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by Zecc on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @06:38AM (#40296410)
I'm not American, but I would have understood what you meant had you written sq yd instead.
Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by Qwertious on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @01:43PM (#40300926)
>Yes. We don't use metric in the USA and you can't make us :)

NASA demonstrates otherwise.

Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by mr_toad on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @11:32PM (#40305061)
And the military, and for science, some parts of government. And wine bottles and soft drinks, but not milk or beer.

It’s like Windows with its half-hearted efforts to modernise it’s interface.

Re:Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traf... by kevin_thibedeau on Wednesday May 08, 2024 @01:47PM (#40300962)
> no need to truck in jersey barriers.

The video clearly shows barriers between the workers and the active surface lane.