WilDDog Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Yep from the 18th of June folks, for 2 weeks, the mountain road is closed for re-surfacing. Now I wonder if they're going to tarmac it properly or just surface dress it (spray chippings all over it). Place your bets between now and the 18th. Source, Isle of Man Examiner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 That's so lame, why don't they fix the other roads instead of re-surfacing the only even and un-holed road on the island? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Why the F@#K are they doing this when it's the only decent road on the island!!! I'd love to see a decent explanation for why this needs doing compared to numerous other roads here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doofus Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Why the F@#K are they doing this when it's the only decent road on the island!!! I'd love to see a decent explanation for why this needs doing compared to numerous other roads here. for the same reason the mountain mile was surface dressed one year after it was relaid, to prolong the life of the road and to improve the grip. also if you look closely at the road surface next time your going that way, you'll see the white arrows sprayed on the road indicating which bits are to be dressed, its not the whole mountain section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wright Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Well at least they didn't start on 26 May. With different bits of Government not talking to each other it was a possibility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cret Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 Exactly. Fine if it really needs stuff doing but compared to most other roads here it's as smooth as a billiard table. I can appreciate that's important for the races to be slightly less perilous but surely if they are capable of making the road surfaces to that standard they should be doing the same elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted June 12, 2007 Share Posted June 12, 2007 In all fairness they are only doing it during the day, the road will be open for the rush hours in the morning and the evening. In which case you can guarantee that it will be chippings so everyone can bed it in whilst wrecking their cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 It's even worse for bikers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonan3 Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 It's even worse for bikers. They've had their annual fortnight of being treated like normal human beings. If it takes loose chippings to put them back in their box, so be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilDDog Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 I seen a couple of wagons stockpiling chippings at the Bungalow today. It wouldn't be so bad using chippings if they used something heavy to put them down instead of leaving it down to cars, bikes and wagons. Even the speed limit doesn't help as you always get some tit either overtaking you and spraying the car (this person is usually not in a car they own I might add) or some idiot coming the other way at a rate of nots and spraying the side of your pride and joy with stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Ayres Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 I travel all over the island in the course of my work and have seen various places being worked on today, St Marks, behind union Mills towards Ballamodha and others. These places are the back of beyond and are being surfaced and rebuilt in some cases. For one of the busiest roads on the island I am surprised it is not completely re-surfaced every year anyway. If you want to moan about bad roads go and live in England for a while and you will see really bad roads.m You don't know you're born some of you. FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilDDog Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 I travel all over the island in the course of my work and have seen various places being worked on today, St Marks, behind union Mills towards Ballamodha and others. These places are the back of beyond and are being surfaced and rebuilt in some cases. For one of the busiest roads on the island I am surprised it is not completely re-surfaced every year anyway. If you want to moan about bad roads go and live in England for a while and you will see really bad roads.m You don't know you're born some of you. FFS I'm sure we all realise we're born. I'm glad to hear that they're working on some of the bad roads and not just patching them. But I wasn't talking about bad roads I'm talking about the correct procedure for laying chippings and I'm sure letting the general publics cars roll them in isn't correct. Shouldn't they be using some sort of heavy roller then sweeping the remainder up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 I'm glad to hear that they're working on some of the bad roads and not just patching them. But I wasn't talking about bad roads I'm talking about the correct procedure for laying chippings and I'm sure letting the general publics cars roll them in isn't correct. Shouldn't they be using some sort of heavy roller then sweeping the remainder up? Instead of spouting off sarcastically on a public forum why don't you ring up the DOT with your questions then come back and tell us the answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilDDog Posted June 13, 2007 Author Share Posted June 13, 2007 I'm glad to hear that they're working on some of the bad roads and not just patching them. But I wasn't talking about bad roads I'm talking about the correct procedure for laying chippings and I'm sure letting the general publics cars roll them in isn't correct. Shouldn't they be using some sort of heavy roller then sweeping the remainder up? Instead of spouting off sarcastically on a public forum why don't you ring up the DOT with your questions then come back and tell us the answers. In answer to your reply I don't see anything sarcastic in my post. Can't you think of anything original except to quotes posts that I've posted in answer to some of yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 Lol,lol, at least you didn't just delete it. Things are looking up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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