• Marduk73@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’d just be happy if they’d start when the signs go up and stay there until complete. Round here, signs go up but no work just delays. Then they get around to it eventually but even then it’s like 9 months depending on the job I suspect it’s all budget based. Start the job during a budget cycle then get to it when crews are freed up.

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      1 year ago

      Over here in germany, the government almost always picks the contractor who makes the cheapest offer for any given job. That almost always leads to them not finishing the job, so roads stay closed until the government picks a new contractor. And if they don’t pick a new contractor for 6 months, there are no consequences whatsoever.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah and it’s incredibly frustrating that taking the car is still more attractive over here then taking the train. I wish we were as smart as the Netherlands or Switzerland when it comes to infrastructure and city planning.