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As with many public works projects around St. Barth, the new boardwalk has just been completed in time for the holiday season. I think readers will a
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MIke R
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wow Toni..it looks like it tilts towards the street in that one.....LOL
here is where I live in the summer and fall...thats me waving from the front door.....used to be a wooden wharf..switched to cement so we could park cars on it.....when it was wooden?..very little work....now that its cement??..non stop 365/24/7 work
I wish them good luck in Gustavia
here is where I live in the summer and fall...thats me waving from the front door.....used to be a wooden wharf..switched to cement so we could park cars on it.....when it was wooden?..very little work....now that its cement??..non stop 365/24/7 work
I wish them good luck in Gustavia
Petri
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Mike R said:
We (and others) use sand for the driveways and such. And the road maintenance use it for less used it roads but it's no good for highways and such. The problem with sand is the dust in the air, though. The reason for the heated sidewalks was to get rid of sand, not salt.
The ground water areas use less salt and the roads are built so that the salty water doesn't go to the ground.
KFo, "Kalium formic acid" is the alternative for road salt, it breaks into Co2 microbiologically. The only problem is that it's 15 times more expensive.
Anyway, not much to do with snow or winter driving but ice, before the winter arrives. If one needs salt for snow, something is wrong in the first place. When the winter is at it's best, just a proper road plow that plows and breaks the surface for additional grip. Good winter tires and proper winter driving skills do the rest (mandatory at driving school). No need for AWD either.
But everyone's mileage may vary. Mountains are different from flatter areas. Snowy days are different from having permanent snow from beginning of October to end of May. We can't close roads, schools, airports, trains, boats or anything for snow or -30 C temperature. Ok, the school kids can have their breaks inside when it's below -25 C but otherwise, out they go. There are plenty of different types of snow as well, we have at least 40 different words for different types of that white stuff.
tim
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We had a strong rain storm late last night so I was curious to see the condition of the new walkway this morning. I'm pleased to report to our resident engineers that, despite the prevalence of wet spots and puddles on the streets of Gustavia early this morning, the new walkway was nice and dry.
lloyd
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Tim
The problem is the drainage beside the new walkway !
The night of the Jimmy show,after the big rain, you could not even drive, let alone walk ,past the corner where the new walkway ends at Le Boucannier
Road was totally flooded, almost up to sea level
People had made a "climbing path"out of the construction barricades, so you could get off the road,and climb over the wall to walk on the yet unfinished walkway, the drainage was so bad !
So, I fear they've fixed the walkway, but forgot to have the engineers look at how it meets the road ( it always flooded there, but I have never seen it like that night !!!)
The problem is the drainage beside the new walkway !
The night of the Jimmy show,after the big rain, you could not even drive, let alone walk ,past the corner where the new walkway ends at Le Boucannier
Road was totally flooded, almost up to sea level
People had made a "climbing path"out of the construction barricades, so you could get off the road,and climb over the wall to walk on the yet unfinished walkway, the drainage was so bad !
So, I fear they've fixed the walkway, but forgot to have the engineers look at how it meets the road ( it always flooded there, but I have never seen it like that night !!!)
