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Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2018 16:21:15 GMT -5
Hey, highway designer/builder guy here... there's a real reason for this. My normal projects take 6-8 MONTHS of just getting contracts cleared through the official Letting Procedure. That doesn't include design time and adjustments. When things are for Emergency work? I can get the same companies on site sometimes the same freakin' day of the emergency. Why? Because all the auditing, fairness and "fiscal responsibility" gets tossed out the window when shit needs to get done NOW. You also gotta remember the design/grade of the highway is already complete. it's more or less "returning the damage to the previous condition". So the design phase is not eating time either. Seeing the above highway... I'd wager it will get torn back up in the spring to get worked on again because of settling. The main concern right now isn't cost nor longevity, it's restoring the flow of goods and services. For the record I love working FEMA emergency level repairs because you fly by the seat of your pants and just "build shit". It's also very satisfying to see the looks on people's faces when they were thinking they were going to be stranded for months and you get them out in 12 hours. Sorry, I wasn't trying to be rude or anything. |
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Post by Push R Truth on Dec 4, 2018 17:52:07 GMT -5
Hey, highway designer/builder guy here... there's a real reason for this. My normal projects take 6-8 MONTHS of just getting contracts cleared through the official Letting Procedure. That doesn't include design time and adjustments. When things are for Emergency work? I can get the same companies on site sometimes the same freakin' day of the emergency. Why? Because all the auditing, fairness and "fiscal responsibility" gets tossed out the window when shit needs to get done NOW. You also gotta remember the design/grade of the highway is already complete. it's more or less "returning the damage to the previous condition". So the design phase is not eating time either. Seeing the above highway... I'd wager it will get torn back up in the spring to get worked on again because of settling. The main concern right now isn't cost nor longevity, it's restoring the flow of goods and services. For the record I love working FEMA emergency level repairs because you fly by the seat of your pants and just "build shit". It's also very satisfying to see the looks on people's faces when they were thinking they were going to be stranded for months and you get them out in 12 hours. Sorry, I wasn't trying to be rude or anything. No offense taken  I figured I'd toss out some info on why we can be fast as lightning when normally we operate slower than shit  |
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Post by Natural Born Farmer on Dec 4, 2018 19:09:48 GMT -5
Hey, highway designer/builder guy here... there's a real reason for this. My normal projects take 6-8 MONTHS of just getting contracts cleared through the official Letting Procedure. That doesn't include design time and adjustments. When things are for Emergency work? I can get the same companies on site sometimes the same freakin' day of the emergency. Why? Because all the auditing, fairness and "fiscal responsibility" gets tossed out the window when shit needs to get done NOW. You also gotta remember the design/grade of the highway is already complete. it's more or less "returning the damage to the previous condition". So the design phase is not eating time either. Seeing the above highway... I'd wager it will get torn back up in the spring to get worked on again because of settling. The main concern right now isn't cost nor longevity, it's restoring the flow of goods and services. For the record I love working FEMA emergency level repairs because you fly by the seat of your pants and just "build shit". It's also very satisfying to see the looks on people's faces when they were thinking they were going to be stranded for months and you get them out in 12 hours. There’s a lesson to be learned here. |
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Post by MrElijah on Dec 4, 2018 23:38:52 GMT -5
Sorry, I wasn't trying to be rude or anything. No offense taken I figured I'd toss out some info on why we can be fast as lightning when normally we operate slower than shit And now we know. |
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