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| Above, eastbound I-40 traffic at a complete standstill as potholes get patched in Coolidge, New Mexico. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
For months, we have been griping about the potholes in New Mexico, particularly along Interstate 40 at the road construction zone in Coolidge.
Several times, the road had to be closed for temporary repairs for a couple of hours midday. For three nights, the Interstate had to be closed for 8 hours so that more extensive repairs could be made overnight.
It is not just New Mexico that is having problems with potholes and Interstate highways in disrepair.
The state of our highways are getting worse and RV Travel has posted an article on this.
They start it with:
I have traveled the interstate highways many times over the years. They used to be the smoothest, fastest way to go. Now the interstates are filled with potholes and traffic. The traffic I can deal with, even through big city interchanges. It’s those (fill in your favorite expletive) potholes that bang up the tires, throw out the alignment, and hurt my back. It is so bad that the American Society of Civil Engineers rated our roads a D with more than 40 percent in need of repair. The World Economic Forum rates the United States 13th in a list of countries’ Overall Infrastructure with an 87.9 score. Recently, IH-20 through Shreveport, LA, IH-59 through Chattanooga, TN, and IH-40 through Knoxville, TN, all fall into that category for me.
To read more, go here.
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