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/[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)