OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....

[Danno]

I get *why* a lot of these construction things take a long time, just pointing out that a lot of it probably COULD be done much more quickly. But, you know - nobody wants to pay for it. They'd rather bitch about how long it takes.

Well, sure. If you remodel your house and ask whether something *can* be done, the answer is pretty much "always", but are you willing to pay for it? So in your uninformed view (mine is uninformed too) you look at it and say "they could do that quicker if they were just willing to spend more money!" But if the cost done one way is, say, $300 million over 3 years, and the cost another way is $500 million over 2.5 years, and yet a third way is $3.5 Billion if done over 1.5 years, which way do you choose? It's easy to sit in your recliner, IPA in hand, and say "well, they could do it faster but nobody wants to pay for it," to which perhaps the best reply is "you're not wrong, Walter..."

[adrenalated]

He also was trying to tell a guy that literally does this professionally that his time estimate was wrong, but hey.

[EWG]

He also was trying to tell a guy that literally does this professionally that his time estimate was wrong, but hey.

Wait. Stop. People in Colorado are telling construction, planning, architecture or development professionals that they are doing it wrong?

No way.

[MakersTeleMark]

Wait. Stop. People in Colorado are telling construction, planning, architecture or development professionals that they are doing it wrong?

No way.

That, and snowboarders.

[fastfred]

Wait. Stop. People in Colorado are telling construction, planning, architecture or development professionals that they are doing it wrong?

No way.

Since ever front ranger is above average at every facet of life such as building homes highways and local planning issues as well as any outdoor athletic pursuit front rangers are America's know it alls they excel at being perfect the rest of us are just nothings in their shadow as they have the greatest skills in the world to hit the enter key over and over producing and doing nothing but looking down at others and hitting enter at their lame tech job

[The SnowShow]

Since ever front ranger is above average at every facet of life such as building homes highways and local planning issues as well as any outdoor athletic pursuit front rangers are America's know it alls they excel at being perfect the rest of us are just nothings in their shadow as they have the greatest skills in the world to hit the enter key over and over producing and doing nothing but looking down at others and hitting enter at their lame tech job

Nah, the intelligence coming out of Breck would fix the state.

[fastfred]

Nah, the intelligence coming out of Breck would fix the state.

obviously
we printing money and the future up here

[bean]

I get *why* a lot of these construction things take a long time, just pointing out that a lot of it probably COULD be done much more quickly. But, you know - nobody wants to pay for it. They'd rather bitch about how long it takes.

It's cheaper to do it fast. The price nobody wants to pay is closing the road for months on end.

[SkiBall]

It's cheaper to do it fast. The price nobody wants to pay is closing the road for months on end.

Imagine a lot of money going into labor dedicate to setting up and breaking down over and over and over.
Guess they didn’t accept my prefab double decker suggestion.

[grskier]

This thread always brings the lulz.
I hope that in a few days knucklehead chimes in.

[Danno]

Somewhat relevant: the rebuilding of US 36 was incredible. Yes, it could have been done faster had they just said "screw it, we're closing the highway", and no doubt that would have been cheaper from a pure construction POV without consideration for other losses. But overall, it was like construction ballet that I watched unfold 2x/day, as they kept 2 lanes open in both directions, moving you from one roadway to the other, from one stretch to the next. It was pretty damn awesome to watch.

[fastfred]

Serious carnage on 70 today didn't get my deliveries guy I know saw the semi backing up out of the median into traffic at georgetown just before it you know serous what the fuck nother head on at copper

[The SnowShow]

Serious carnage on 70 today didn't get my deliveries guy I know saw the semi backing up out of the median into traffic at georgetown just before it you know serous what the fuck nother head on at copper

You know, punctuation can be a beautiful thing. [emoji23]

[Name Redacted]

Roads were shit this morning. This is the worst time of year when you've got the melt/freeze/melt/freeze and the ever shifting freeze level.

[Danno]

Roads were shit this morning. This is the worst time of year when you've got the melt/freeze/melt/freeze and the ever shifting freeze level.

yeah, shoulder seasons suck because the road surface is too warm, so the bottom layer is ice.

[The SnowShow]

Snow squall warning for Eagle Cty. RIP I70.

[Name Redacted]

Snow squall warning for Eagle Cty. RIP I70.

Yep, she’s closed and I’m stuck in Vail. Yay!

[MakersTeleMark]

Fred was right:
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/soy-s...e-food-spills/

[Irishexit]

Since ever front ranger is above average at every facet of life such as building homes highways and local planning issues as well as any outdoor athletic pursuit front rangers are America's know it alls they excel at being perfect the rest of us are just nothings in their shadow as they have the greatest skills in the world to hit the enter key over and over producing and doing nothing but looking down at others and hitting enter at their lame tech job

“Insert Billy Madison debate gif”

[The SnowShow]

Huge pileup on Rte 6 EB:

[fastfred]

Fred was right:
https://www.vaildaily.com/news/soy-s...e-food-spills/

was wondering why I had a craving for chinese food when I was driving down to trailerthorne on wednesday

[Name Redacted]

I was eating some Poke while driving I70 yesterday and could have used some of that sauce.

[cmsummit]

Huge pileup on Rte 6 EB:

"Bridge Ices Before Road". Yikes.

[shera]

Yeah I've been driving conditions like that to the airport on elevated I-70, near the purina factory. Sheer ice, bumper to bumper traffic, can't believe I lived through it.

So I wonder if I-70 will be clear through Summit County this morning. Sky is clear overhead but thick cloud bank to the north. SQUALL????

[skaredshtles]

Huge pileup on Rte 6 EB: