Wednesday, September 18, 2019
A Disappointing New Sidewalk
The past two weeks they have been busy tearing out the old sidewalk and putting in a new one, just around the corner. Since the sidewalks here are the single worst thing about my life beyond our own street, I was thrilled to see it.
We've been really busy recently, so I haven't been for my regular ride very often. I've been going downtown more often instead. So I didn't catch this until they had already poured concrete at the far end of the block.
A day or two later they had excavated almost to our end.
Then came the boards.
A day later it was packed and boarded.
Then all the concrete was poured, but the red pylons were still up and there was still a 6" ditch on each side.
Finally it was all done, the pylons removed and it was ready, though I was not impressed with how they just dumped some soil down the sides and scattered some grass seed. This wasn't much better than a 6" ditch as far as a wheelchair is concerned. But I welcomed it and drove carefully down. So why was I disappointed? The lines that they trowel into a new sidewalk were just about as bad as the bumps were before!!
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Yep. Sometimes you wonder the reasoning going into leaving the ridges----you are right they are no fun
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It sounds like they certainly did a shoddy job of it.
ReplyDeleteThey did screw up. Somehow the lines should be thin and there in case the cement needs to crack due to weather shifting. A wheel chair should really just roll along but you did not get that. Where is quality cotrol???
ReplyDeleteJust likesome of our roads, where the huge ditch is dug out at the sides,leaving a massive drop if the car wheels get too close.Hope the edges fill in before your winter arrives.
ReplyDeleteWell that's not good at all , to bad they don't think about what a bumpy ride it would be for those who use wheelchairs and smooth it out better and fill in the side safely.
ReplyDeleteThe soft earth alongside the sidewalk should have been 'tamped down' as it was being filled in and built up solidly to just below the level of the sidewalk to allow proper drainage off the cement. Maybe some sand would help in those trowel trenches.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's not good. Maybe you need to complain so that the workmen do a little better next time.
ReplyDeleteGood grief! Why go to all the trouble to make new sidewalks as have them be so substandard? Makes no sense. Grrrrr!
ReplyDeleteYeah...you have safe navigation!!
ReplyDeleteOh dear, after looking forward to something it turns out like that! Sorry to hear. Different but similar, it is why I couldn't roller blade on London sidewalks. The ridges may as well have been ruts. They created just as unsteady a 'ride' for me. Be careful FG
ReplyDeleteOh how disappointing. You think doing all that work, they would have done it properly.
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