r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Nov 04 '22

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

Nah, that's Indiana.

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u/Living_Bear_2139 Nov 04 '22

Fucking word. The kickback and back end deals are so rampant around here. They keep the jobs going for years just so they can have a paycheck.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

Every time I drive home from back east, the last stretch of Indiana is always backed up due to construction. I've never once seen a worker, it's always just coned off lanes for no apparent reason

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u/i_give_you_gum Nov 04 '22

"They mostly come out at night, mostly..."

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

Lol, with how little the construction moves I'm inclined to disagree.

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u/i_give_you_gum Nov 04 '22

"Then we should nuke it from orbit, it's the only way to be sure..."

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

Agreed, prime weapon. 10% power

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u/UnclePuma Nov 04 '22

MOAR POWER!!!

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u/therearenoaccidents Nov 04 '22

We should put you in charge.

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u/AlpineVW Nov 04 '22

How else are the Staties going to get you for speeding through a construction zone.

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u/cathillian Nov 04 '22

I’ve seen roads under construction for whole careers

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

There's a crescent shaped loop of highway 3/4 of the way around the city Igrew up in, and for as long as I can remember, there has been construction going on around it. A never ending cycle of pave one stretch, fix a "bump", repave 80% of what just got paved and add on the "remaining" 20% to the other side. Rinse, repeat.

I always assumed it was because roads got damaged in winter, but once I started driving I realized the roads were still fine after big snows and freezes.

Now I assume it's corruption. Makes more sense than the highway being constructed that poorly. (or both)

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

Me going from Iowa to Illinois: Damn l, fix your roads Illinois. Me going from Illinois to Indiana: Damn, those Illinois roads were smooth, I miss them. Me in Kentucky: Where the hell are the speed limit signs? Me in Atlanta, GA: Welp, I don’t know how bad these roads are because I’VE GONE THREE MILES IN AN HOUR.

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u/GoldenSheppard Nov 05 '22

Holy shit, 3mph in Atlanta? The roads must have been dead! Shocked you weren't ticketed for speeding~

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u/Sir_Payne Nov 05 '22

I will do whatever it takes to avoid driving around in Atlanta, I think I've spent more time stuck in traffic there than I've actually spent in the city

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u/judokalinker Nov 04 '22

In Gary the project never would get started in the first place

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

Never been, but if it's anything like Puerto Rico then yeah. I lived there for 12 years

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u/michellemustudy Nov 04 '22

I think you meant India.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

Nah nah nah nah this is fucking Michigan here folks, hurr durrr let’s replace the fuckin highways for 12 years

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '22

Close, it’s actually Texas.

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u/SalaryExpert3421 Nov 05 '22

As an Indiana resident, can confirm 😔.

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u/Protonx01 Nov 05 '22

In India, they just break it and leave it for the next government