![]() ![]() Kasinga said, “District 8 (which includes Riverside and San Bernardino counties) has spent over $23 million to restripe the majority of freeways in the past few years with wider, brighter, and long-lasting traffic striping. Caltrans has been working on this to make improvements. Our reader also said that freeway lines are hard to read. “It is Caltrans’ policy that life-cycle cost impacts are fully taken into account when making project-level decisions for pavements.” Read more. “Often premature deterioration of asphalt pavements are due to other factors beyond just normal wear and tear,” she said.Īs for why Caltrans doesn’t lay blacktop on all the freeways anymore, Caltrans said the agency uses a Life-Cycle Cost Analysis to identify the most cost-effective pavement alternatives for the long-term (initial costs plus long-term maintenance and repair costs). “Pavement failure is caused by a number of factors including stress from heavy vehicles, water intrusion, snow chain wear and tear, and seasonal temperature changes causing the asphalt to expand and contract,” Caltrans spokeswoman Terri Kasinga said in an email, after she consulted with Caltrans engineers on our behalf. Also, why don’t they blacktop them anymore?”Ī: Our reader brings up several questions so we’ll tackle them one at a time, with answers provided by Caltrans.įirst, Archuleta asked why the freeways in Southern California are “built so shabbily,” and why the ride is so bumpy. ![]() Q: Arnold Archuleta of Yucaipa asked, “Why are our freeways in Southern California built so shabbily? The lines are hard to read and the ride is so bumpy. ![]()
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