An intersection in Kingston upon Hull, 2022. It looked brand new in 2019:
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I’ve already had the perception that no matter where I look, British roads look poor-quality and depressing. Do they use shitty asphalt and road paint, what is making them weather so fast? Is it the rain the UK is so famous for???
Does temperature in the winter hover around freezing or see-saw between below and above freezing? The freeze-thaw cycle absolutely wrecks roads. Does the UK heavily salt their roads in the winter?
See saw. Sub zero nights and 10degree days.
Salting only occurs when snow is anticipated, and only occurs on main roads not side streets.
Yeah, that’s a recipe for shit roads. Not to say roads can’t be properly maintained when this occurs, it will just cost more. For the same amount of money michigan is always going to have shittier roads than say florida. At the same time, one of the most noticeable things when you cross into ontario is how much better the roads are. At least it looks like the UK is on top of patching. Where I’m from, roads can take on a lunar quality.
I know this isn’t relevant to your comment but I should probably add here that I mean Celcius. Someone will be confused by my lack of mentioning it, I didn’t consider that before.