This morning on the way to work, same backup, same old bullshit. Driving down Binford in the morning is always a test of driving skills but the last two days have been nothing short of a cluster.
For those unfamiliar, please allow me to explain.
From the point where I-69 southbound becomes Binford Blvd, it is two lanes. Two fast-moving, congested lanes of traffic all bound for downtown.
At 46th St, a miracle happens. A third lane is added. Now it is three lanes of fast-moving congested traffic, but now a little less cluster-y.
Sounds great, right? A real traffic mover ... and an expected one.
Now we get to the FAIL. And when I say FAIL I mean EPIC FAIL.
Just south of 46th St., Binford becomes known as Fall Creek Parkway. As it crosses Allisonville Road, the third lane mysteriously disappears in a pile of snow. No rhyme, no reason, no warning. Hence, a real clusterfuck of a backup on Binford/FCP that stretches back to 56th St.
This morning in my irritation, I called the Mayor's (in)Action Center. I reported the problem. If this is true to past experiences with the (in)action center, nothing will happen, the traffic will still be congested until approximately March when the snow melts.
Nice job, Mayor. Or shall I say "Heckofajob, Ballard!" And we all remember how that phrase turned out the last time, don't we?
1 comment:
Fair or not, and important enough or not, mayors are almost always judged by their snow removal efforts... and in this case the Accidental Mayor gets a big fat F.
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