DeMotivators

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Highway 29 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin has buckled during the region's heat wave in just such a way that it formed a kind of ramp. Most cars slowed down, but one took it at high speed with disastrous results.
Seeing a sign that reads "bump" instead of "jump," the SUV takes the crack at too high a speed, leaps into the air, comes down and slews all the way across the other side of the highway, coming to rest in a field. There is no word on the status of the occupants in the vehicle from the local news agencies WQOW or WEAU, but it doesn't appear to end as badly as it could have.
The highway was recently constructed, but it looks like the contract went out to the lowest bidder. America, this is why our roads are rated D- on the Infrastructure Report Card.
(Hat tip to Jonothan!)

Lucky oncoming traffic did not great them when they crossed over.

Something like that should have some very very clear warnings not two signs at the bump on a fucking interstate.

Jason

there may have been, you are just seeing what was recorded.

OMG I saw that on the news Steatlhee...It happens way to often in PA and they shut the road down to fix it ASAP not just put 2 signs up and hope people actually pay attention to a road sign for once. Jeeze, I mean they might have to put the phone down and stop texting.

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Originally Posted by stealthee

it looks like the contract went out to the lowest bidder. America, this is why our roads are rated D- on the Infrastructure Report Card.
(Hat tip to Jonothan!)

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I highly agree with this statement, being in construction (albeit not highway) I tend to take note of a LOT of shoddy work. I'm not sure about all states but at least in CT, it's law that the bid MUST go to the lowest bidder. You know how contractors can cut cost to win the job? Materials and man hours. What gets put in place is not done well or with the proper materials 9/10 times. What's worse is this just costs MORE money at the end of the day because sooner rather than later the "new" work needs to be repaired, and the process continues.

^ Highly demotivating.

Private contract work is law to go to the lowest bidder or just state contract work?

Jason

I know when I was working in the concrete industry the jobs we bid, we needed to be careful. Because the contractors always throw out the lowest and the highest bids.