Travis Johnson
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I don't live on a gravel road, but one drive down my road will make you wonder if going back to gravel would be better. I just learned that my town will NOT be paving any roads this year. Five years ago they paid the "outrageous price" of 22 dollars a ton. Today hot top is getting 400 dollars a ton.
To be honest with you, I don't see many paving jobs in the near future,and with concrete costs almost as high as hot top, I wonder if some of these secondary roads like mine will revert back to gravel?
My Grandfather, a 40 year Town Road Commissioner claims that once a person has a paved road, they will never allow it to revert back to gravel. Too many issues with washouts, dust and other gravel road issues. I would like to say that nessesity is the mother of invention, but I am not sure what would replace hot top. I am not sure we need anything, gravel works.
So what do you think, will more and more secondary roads revert back to gravel with the high cost of hot top?
To be honest with you, I don't see many paving jobs in the near future,and with concrete costs almost as high as hot top, I wonder if some of these secondary roads like mine will revert back to gravel?
My Grandfather, a 40 year Town Road Commissioner claims that once a person has a paved road, they will never allow it to revert back to gravel. Too many issues with washouts, dust and other gravel road issues. I would like to say that nessesity is the mother of invention, but I am not sure what would replace hot top. I am not sure we need anything, gravel works.
So what do you think, will more and more secondary roads revert back to gravel with the high cost of hot top?