The Editor,
We enjoy many relatively new roads here in the Tri-Cities. But I am worried that we will sacrifice the quality of our roads with the frantic pace of construction.
Evergreen Line construction is greatly affecting our streets. Furthermore, other construction crews have their own reasons to dig up our roads.
The problem comes after the asphalt is dug up and then filled in again with a patch. These patches sometimes look fine for a short while. But then, after a season, they can get compacted and become a permanent dent in the road - and then a steady source of potholes.
I suggest we put the burden on contractors that dig up the streets to be responsible for these problems - if the patch fails a one-year test, the contractor should have to refill the patch to an even surface.
I say this because if you drive through the older areas of the Lower Mainland, you will see the most colourful, uneven patchwork caused by shoddy work.
The Tri-Cities should foresee such problems and build in protective measures for our newer infrastructure.
Jon Jonsson, Port Moody
